Dr Rob Johnson has written an article as part of a series of Open Briefings to the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) from the Council on Geostrategy. The aim of the series is to analyse ten key questions facing the Defence Review Team, from the vantage point of how the United Kingdom’s adversaries and strategic competitors see us (an approach known as Opposing Forces, or ‘OPFOR’). After holding an expert seminar, the Council on Geostrategy will formally submit the briefings at the end of September.