It is not always clear how the UK’s many minilateral and bilateral defence relationships feed into the Government’s broader strategy or if the Department and Ministers have an assessment of their relative prioritisation. (Conclusion, Paragraph 47)

It is not always clear how the UK’s many minilateral and bilateral defence relationships feed into the Government’s broader strategy or if the Department and Ministers have an assessment of their relative prioritisation. (Conclusion, Paragraph 47) Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The SDR recognised that alliances and partnerships are the bedrock of global stability. The UK’s bilateral and multilateral relationships in Europe all complement our NATO First defence strategy, providing a network of mutually reinforcing relationships which make the Euro-Atlantic stronger as a who