Is there any entity that provides broad spectrum modeling which might actually be useful for considering national strategy?
It seems, looking from a ways off, that this 'strategic review' is just silly.
Britain does not have a clear sense of whether it is in or out of Europe, what relationship it wishes to retain to its former colonies or even whether to retain a global presence.
Setting a 'strategic review' in that framework seems unlikely to achieve much.
Perhaps the absurd cost of a Trident replacement will focus the discussions, although it seems unlikely. Time honored precedents suggest the numbers will be fudged as necessary for as long as it takes to make it inevitable.
So why does the country have elections?