10 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review remain a world leader in cyber security. We will deter state-based threats. We will respond to crises rapidly and effectively and build resilience at home and abroad. •• Help strengthen the rules-based international order and its institutions, encouraging reform to enable further participation of growing powers. We will work with our partners to reduce conflict, and to promote stability, good governance and human rights. •• Promote our prosperity, expanding our economic relationship with growing powers such as India and China, helping to build global prosperity, investing in innovation and skills, and supporting UK defence and security exports. Our values 1.5 The UK has a proud tradition of protecting its people, promoting civil liberties, upholding the rule of law, and building diverse, integrated communities tolerant of different faiths and beliefs. Our democratic and inclusive values are the foundation of our security and prosperity. We will continue to uphold these values against those who are intent on undermining them. We will prevent those who seek to spread extremist ideologies through our communities from doing so. 1.6 Our long-term security and prosperity also depend on a stable international system that reflects our core British values. Democracy, the rule of law, open, accountable governments and institutions, human rights, freedom of speech, property rights and equality of opportunity, including the empowerment of women and girls, are the building blocks of successful societies. They are part of the golden thread of conditions that lead to security and prosperity. Their absence limits opportunities for the individual and drives resentment, political instability and conflict. Ensuring that rights are protected and respected is essential in order to tackle the root causes of conflict and to promote better governance. Our approach 1.7 In a rapidly changing, globalised world, what happens overseas increasingly directly affects us at home. We need policies and capabilities which enable us to tackle immediate challenges, such as the threat from ISIL; to secure our interests over the longer term; and to respond rapidly to the unexpected. We need allies and partners who support us, and an international system which reflects our values and helps us to protect our interests. 1.8 This strategy sets out our robust and activist approach. We will use the full spectrum of our national power. We will build our defences, resilience and partnerships at home. We will work ever more closely with allies and partners overseas. 1.9 We have organised delivery of our National Security Strategy through three highlevel, enduring and mutually supporting National Security Objectives. These embody an integrated, whole-of-government approach, supported by greater innovation and efficiency. They are underpinned by new, substantial and targeted investment, made possible by our renewed economic strength.