For the complete report on Tony Blair's speech on board HMS Albion in Plymouth click on this link
Tony Blair reflects on 21st century defence demands
Britain should continue to engage in "hard" and "soft" power on the world stage, Tony Blair has argued. "Our Armed Forces need to be "warfighters as well as peacekeepers" to face challenges such as terrorism and poverty", the PM said.
"The world is interdependent. That means we work in alliance with others. But it also means problems interconnect. Poverty in Africa can't be solved simply by the presence of aid. It needs the absence of conflict. Failed states threaten us as well as their own people. Terrorism destroys progress. Terrorism can't be defeated by military means alone. But it can't be defeated without it." In a wide-ranging speech which reflected on the changing picture of international relations since the end of the Second World War, the PM said the security threats facing today's world were "qualitatively new and different". For the complete text of his speech click here
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