{"id":18689,"date":"2018-05-23T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/?p=18689"},"modified":"2021-08-20T13:58:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:58:32","slug":"report-the-price-of-freedom-a-3-gdp-target-for-securing-uk-international-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/2018\/05\/report-the-price-of-freedom-a-3-gdp-target-for-securing-uk-international-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"The Price of Freedom: A 3% GDP Target For Securing UK International Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To read the report click <a href=\"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Price-of-Freedom.pdf\">HERE<\/a> or on the image below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Price of Freedom? A 3% GDP Target for Securing UK International Interests&#8221;<\/strong> discusses whether our current spending (around 2.75% of our GDP in 2016\/2017)\u00a0is sufficient to protect and promote our interests and values\u00a0internationally at a time of unprecedented change in our international circumstances. A\u00a0growing body of evidence suggests the UK is not investing enough to maintain its relative security, prosperity or influence in the face of growing international volatility.\u00a0This paper raises some of the issues\u00a0and explores how additional resourcing might be innovatively deployed to modernise and extend on the considerable capacity the UK benefits from in pursuit of our international interests.<\/p>\n<p>To read online click <a href=\"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Price-of-Freedom.pdf\">HERE<\/a> or on the image below<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18696&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Price-of-Freedom.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;bfpgview&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the BFPG. The BFPG is an independent not for profit organisation that encourages constructive, informed and considered opinions without taking an institutional position on any issue.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest BFPG report, &#8220;The Price of Freedom? 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