<Li> The UK will work with the rule - based international order and help strengthen multilateral institutions . </Li> <Li> UK Official Development Assistance expenditure will be maintained at 0.7% of GNI, with 50% of the DFID's spending going towards fragile states . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Malcolm Chambers of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) welcomed the 2015 NSS and SDSR, stating that "The outcome of this SDSR is much better than the armed forces had been expecting only six months ago, when further steep capability cuts--comparable to those suffered over the last five years - were widely anticipated ." </Li> <Li> Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed that U.S. President Barack Obama was "clearly delighted" with the results of the UK's defence review . </Li> <Li> Former Chief of the General Staff Lord Dannatt welcomed the SDSR, stating that it was an attempt to rectify past errors made in the 2010 SDSR . </Li> <Li> The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) responded to the SDSR by saying it "offers a credible plan to improve, modernise and increase UK security and hard power . It maintains the UK as a significant defence power, and adds and protects future capabilities, including in areas that are needed to deal with modern threats such as terrorism and cyber attack ." </Li> <Li> A report in Defense Aerospace argued that the review actually showed that "New cash is in short supply (and the) new capabilities (are) undefined, uncosted, unscheduled . </Li> <Li> James de Waal of Chatham House argued that the review was more of a "political success" for the Conservative - led government, but "the way it came together speaks to larger problems with British policy - making on security ." </Li> <Li> The Economist reported that Britain had reasserted itself as a "serious military power" with its defence review . </Li> <Li> Speaking alongside Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Japanese Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani said the review reaffirmed the UK's commitment to its "presence as a global power". Nakatani went on to state: "The SDSR highlighted Japan as the closest security partner in Asia, and I highly regard this statement ." </Li> <Li> In a policy paper for History & Policy, Edward Longinotti argues that Britain's strategic defence review comes at a time when the country's defence policy faces the same challenges as those encountered in 1968: how to accommodate two major commitments, to Europe and to an' east of Suez' global military strategy, within a modest defence budget that can only fund one . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Malcolm Chambers of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) welcomed the 2015 NSS and SDSR, stating that "The outcome of this SDSR is much better than the armed forces had been expecting only six months ago, when further steep capability cuts--comparable to those suffered over the last five years - were widely anticipated ." </Li>

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