| ID | 137507 |
| Title Proper | 2015 national security strategy and strategic defence and security review choices |
| Other Title Information | grand strategy, risk management or opportunism? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Layton, Peter |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In devising the 2015 National Security Strategy (NSS) and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), British decision-makers have a choice between trying to shape international affairs to be more favourable or instead planning to respond meaningfully to events that arise. The former grand strategic approach appears favoured however, the latter risk management approach remains the basis for work. That the two approaches are incompatible, distinctly dissimilar and would yield markedly different NSS and SDSR outcomes is generally overlooked. Moreover, opportunism, a third viable approach has been neglected. This article evaluates the three approaches, ascertains their principal advantages and weaknesses and outlines three alternative NSSs and SDSRs based on the different approaches. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol. 15, No. 1; Mar 2015: p.28-45 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol: 15 No 1 |
| Key Words | Defence Policy ; National Interest ; National Security Strategy ; Risk Management ; Grand Strategy ; Opportunism ; Strategic Defence and Security Review |