Caroline has responded to the Government's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). In a piece for the New Statesman she argued that ministers should be focussing on the causes of conflicts, not just boosting defence spending and building new military hardware.

She said: 

"Military force may sometimes be necessary. But resorting to bombs and bullets comes at a high price to those caught up in conflicts abroad and, all too often, to the future security of people across the world. It’s crucial we do not allow the barbarous acts carried out on the streets of Paris, in the skies above Egypt, the beaches of Tunisia or the hotels of Mali to cloud our judgement about what makes us safer and more secure in the long term.  And we must ensure that any discussion of defence priorities is broadened to pay far more attention to the causes of war, conflict and insecurity. Security must always be our first priority, but using military action to achieve that safety must, ultimately, always be a last resort."

The full piece in the New Statesman is here: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2015/11/caroline-lucas-pri...