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The Threat of Russia Means Britain Must Have 'Full Spectrum' Defense Capabilities

| Mar. 11, 2018

Those of us who have served in the armed forces of the United States or Britain know that we share a broadly common outlook. There is general consensus on the global challenges before us – and an appreciation that there are no purely military, diplomatic or economic solutions to those challenges.

We know first-hand that most of the issues confronting the world require comprehensive civil-military approaches that integrate all of the instruments of power - both hard and soft.

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For Academic Citation: Petraeus, David and Sir Peter Wall.“The Threat of Russia Means Britain Must Have 'Full Spectrum' Defense Capabilities.” The Telegraph, March 11, 2018.

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