Foreign policy and international relations

“If you also, I mean, we're going to have a really dangerous problem very shortly when all these new prisoners are released”

“successive governments over the year have prioritised soft power rather than hard power. And I think over time, if you do that and you don't prioritise that, slowly resources are drained away from things like the military.”

“this is chickens coming home to roost, right? This is what people have been saying for years. The lack of foresight, the lack of spending on defence, the constant cuts.”