20 May 2025, 09:15

By James Morris OBE

The UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership, signed yesterday between the EU and the UK is long on aspiration but short on specifics.

It is right to recognise that the security threats we face are growing and varied and many exist in cyberspace beyond national borders. Cooperation is essential, but how that cooperation works in practical terms is what matters.

There is an urgent need for international cooperation across a critical number of security vectors.

The Security and Defence Partnership, amongst others, has a focus on space security, emerging and disruptive technologies, cyber issues, hybrid threats and resilience of critical infrastructure.

These are crucial areas of focus, but the terms of the........

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