Faced with multiple deployments, difficulties linked to equipment and personnel management, and restrictions linked to budget, the UK’s military is at a dead-end. Its defense policy must be reviewed, a process that has been started in view of the next Strategic Defence and Security Review. However, the parties in charge of this decision must first compromise and reach an agreement on the matter. Changes in the UK’s defence strategy might help develop practical cooperation with the rest of Europe, and particularly with France.