By the Editor: Originally crafted as a submission to the Integrated Review, I asked the authors’ permission to reprint their thoughts in this journal. Why? Because it proffers a compelling argument for why we must take the more challenging path of a profound and thorough security and defence review, and not repeat the course of previous reviews that have subsequently failed to stand up to the rigours of global geopolitical reality. The essence of dealing with threats, whether military or other, is to have identified those threats, actual or generic, which might arise and to make adequate plans…
