{"id":15358,"date":"2014-08-22T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T20:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=15358"},"modified":"2015-03-27T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T23:32:35","slug":"first-principles-review-one-more-round-of-external-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/first-principles-review-one-more-round-of-external-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"First principles review: one more round of external oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aerial<\/a>On 5 August, eleven months after coming to office, the government finally announced its long-promised First Principles Review<\/a> of Defence<\/a>. Although the review\u2019s terms of reference have not been formally released, the minister effectively outlined them in a recent speech<\/a> saying that the review would make recommendations to:<\/p>\n