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RUSI Report: "Britain Should Brace For Worsening Crises"

Whoever forms the next government will be responsible for developing a new National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review, which will shape the make-up of the Armed Forces for the next decade. 
 
A new report by the Royal United Services Institute think-tank says Britain should remain committed to the long-standing “Grand Strategy”
 
As defence budgets in the West, including the US and UK, are being cut by governments confronted by austerity or war-weariness, Russia is modernising its ageing arsenal in a hugely expensive and ambitious programme, while China, India, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are increasing the amount spent on weapons to record levels.

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