Assessing the risks: Britain unveils new national security strategy
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The British government has launched its first national security strategy, the highlights of the current challenges facing the country and Great Britain, as it must respond. The top risks detailed terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and organized crime. Announcing the strategy, the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, said: “During our duty to ensure the security of the British people and the protection of national interests is firm and unchanging, the nature of the threats and risks we face not lost and confused changed all the assumptions about national defense and security. ” The objective of this strategy is to review lessons learned during the past few years in Britain and overseas in the face of civil emergencies and acts of terrorism and the need for the international community d ‘act together. Long-term planning, stabilize the areas affected by conflicts and the struggle against violent extremism was also stressed. The risks are in danger, a new national registry to the public for the first time and updated annually, so that public opinion, the risks they face and plan accordingly. The Prime Minister said this step with the Parliament, explained that the “new threats require new approaches. Basically an update and much more coordinated response is needed now. ” Other global risks that are part of the strategy of climate change and flooding, a burgeoning world population, global poverty and a lack of food and energy resources. Protection against cyber-attacks were also seen as an important priority, as the report warned the possible use of such weapons by criminals and terrorist groups. A major threat to the world today is terrorism and violent extremism. The government has adopted the reports of the fight against terrorism, spending 1 billion pounds in 2001 to £ 2.5 billion, with an increase of more than 3.5 billion pounds by 2011. The security service is doubled next to the increase in the Special Branch and the fight against terrorism officers. It was at the moment, given the known terrorist acts and the numerous monitoring networks. MI5 has publicly the terrorist threat since August 2006, in an effort to make the assessment system more transparent. The strategy indicates that the threat remained in the second highest level, “serious”, with the exception of two short periods in August 2006 and in June and July 2007, as mentioned above the level of “critical”. In addition, the strategy is the creation of a national forum of security, where business leaders, academics and other experts from abroad, the government is invited to consult on the security risk. The security staff will also be increased from 4000 and 1000, a Task Force set up for the civil recovery of aid failing states. Britain strategy of national security, has similarities to the US National Security Strategy 2002, with the goal of “transforming America’s national security institutions to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.” He identified threats by terrorism, poverty and pandemics such as HIV and AIDS. Registration for the Guardian, Daniel Korski, Senior Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations, the same mark of the British proposal of a “strategy American-style national security. ” In response to the Government’s proposals, the Conservative Party has stressed the need for a “coherent strategy for national security, to protect Britain from the threat posed by terrorism, climate change and security of energy supply “. But Conservative leader David Cameron asked for a National Security Council, instead of “talking shop” proposed by the work. Liberal Democrats to say that “above all, the strategy is to determine whether the right balance between security and freedom. ” With regard to the availability of public information, Malcolm Tarling, as a spokesman for the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which says: “I think it is important to identify where the dangers, because there are so many areas. “He noted that insurers already use the databases to exchange information in the fight against fraud, as an example of how these techniques could be useful. As regards the strategy of national security from the perspective of insurance, which indicates that the Olympic Games in general, it is “very supported the principles behind this.” Mr Tarling explains that the industry particularly welcomes the commitment to combat security issues such as fraud. “We voted for a while due to tackle fraud, a commitment and coordinated manner.” “Insurance fraud alone, youth, but a significant part of the problem, the cost of more than 1.6 billion pounds a year, and all of the fraud in all sectors of the United Kingdom to more than 16 billion pounds, costing each Nearly 300 homeowners £ per annum. Also fraud is a major problem, “he added. “It’s a problem for the insurance industry, but we understand that fraud, which we very often on the cross, like many other agencies.” Carolyn Williams, director of development at the Institute of risk management, also helps in the publication of national registers of risk. “It is gratifying,” she said. “The government is doing this work, to reduce the risk that focus on the country, and that is something that both public and private organizations have been for a while.” Ms. Williams added that such a move is not only to their own risk, but the potential to address these risks, they are expected to happen: “The idea is to raise the level where you risk is understood, will help you to learn more about the nature of the risks between an organization and greater perspective where to begin to look and see how the risks influencing the other, and what would happen if more than one product at risk at the same time, “she said. “So you think that the extra dimension of understanding of the nature of the risks that interests you.” |