Lord Cameron has stressed the importance of enhancing the UK's security, including revisiting foreign policy and increase spending on defence. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 If you ask me what's the most important thing we can do right now as a country, it is to
00:05 enhance our security.
00:06 That is to spend more on defence, to build up our alliances, to work with our partners,
00:12 to seek out new allies, to harden our defences at home, to protect ourselves against cyber
00:17 security, to invest in our intelligence services.
00:21 All of these things are about recognising the world's changed quite fundamentally compared
00:26 to a decade ago, and the biggest need, in my view, is security.
00:30 We need to be bolder in standing up for what we believe in.
00:35 The national interest defines our foreign policy.
00:38 Some try to portray this as somehow unprincipled, as if by putting the national interest first,
00:45 we will sacrifice important values.
00:47 We need to adopt a harder edge for a tougher world.
00:53 Pursuing our interests effectively means revisiting approaches to foreign policy, born of good
00:59 intentions, and ask if they are truly fitting for the world of today.
01:03 We need to demonstrate political will and strategic patience.
01:09 It's not enough merely to wish for a better world and hope for the best, nor can we let
01:13 talk of past failings or present risks paralyse us completely.
01:19 We in the West need to see things through and see them through together.