The Price of Freedom: A 3% GDP Target For Securing UK International Interests
This BFPG report discusses whether current spending (around 2.75% of GDP in 2016/2017) is sufficient to protect and promote UK interests and values internationally.
“The Price of Freedom? A 3% GDP Target for Securing UK International Interests” discusses whether our current spending (around 2.75% of GDP in 2016/2017) is sufficient to protect and promote our interests and values internationally at a time of unprecedented change in our international circumstances.
A growing body of evidence suggests the UK is not investing enough to maintain its relative security, prosperity or influence in the face of growing international volatility. This paper raises some of the issues and explores how additional resourcing might be innovatively deployed to modernise and extend the considerable capacity the UK benefits from in pursuit of our international interests.
The full report can be downloaded as a PDF.