Contents Foreword by the Prime Minister 5 Chapter 1 – Our Vision, Values and Approach 9 Chapter 2 – The UK: Strong, Influential, Global 13 Chapter 3 – The National Security Context 15 Chapter 4 – Protect Our People 23 A. Protecting the UK, Overseas Territories and British nationals overseas 23 B. Our Armed Forces 27 C. The nuclear deterrent 34 D. Combating extremism and terrorism 37 E. Cyber 40 F. Serious and organised crime 42 G. Crisis response and resilience 43 Chapter 5 – Project Our Global Influence 47 A. Global influence 47 B. Allies, partners and global engagement 50 C. Strengthening the rules-based international order and its institutions 60 D. Tackling conflict and building stability overseas 63 Chapter 6 – Promote Our Prosperity 69 A. Economic security and opportunity 69 B. Innovation 73 C. The defence and security industries and skills 75 Chapter 7 – Implementation and Reform 81 Annex A – Summary of the National Security Risk Assessment 2015 85 Annex B – Glossary 89