英国过渡安全项目智库发布报告指出，英国军方在全球承诺上投入过多，导致国内防御能力被削弱1。报告称，英国国防预算约23%（约140亿英镑）用于海外承诺，其中28亿英镑花在欧洲之外的军事基地，包括塞浦路斯、肯尼亚和阿曼等地1。自2001年以来，英国在伊拉克、阿富汗、利比亚等地的军事干预已耗资超过510亿英镑（按现代价值计算）1。
报告建议政府重新调整防务战略支出方向1。政府目前计划在2035年前将国防支出从2026年的700亿英镑增加到1510亿英镑1，但智库认为应将更多资金用于国内防御而非海外军事力量投射1。报告指出，英国是欧洲北约成员国中海外军事投入最多的国家1。此前，国防大臣约翰·希利曾因拒绝承诺到2030年达到国内生产总值的3%而辞职1。
A think tank report has called for a significant reorientation of British military spending, warning that excessive focus on global commitments is depleting defence resources needed for home protection.1 The Transition Security Project argues that the UK Armed Forces are diverting substantial funds away from domestic defence capabilities toward maintaining an overseas military presence that stretches across multiple continents.1
According to the report, approximately 23% of the UK's defence budget—roughly £14 billion annually—is allocated to overseas commitments, with an additional £2.8 billion spent on military bases outside Europe, including facilities in Cyprus, Kenya, and Oman.1 Since 2001, British military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and other regions have cost over £51 billion at current values.1 The think tank notes that the UK ranks among NATO's European members as the country with the highest spending on overseas military operations.1
The government has announced plans to increase defence spending from £70 billion in 2026 to £151 billion by 2035.1 However, the Transition Security Project contends this expansion should be redirected to strengthen domestic defences rather than sustain the current pattern of far-flung military commitments.1 The report's recommendations come amid political debate over defence spending commitments, including the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey, who previously stepped down over disagreements regarding whether to commit to reaching 3% of GDP expenditure on defence by 2030.1
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