In his weekly column, MP James Wild talks about defence… Defence is the first duty of government and the world is now more dangerous than at any point since the end of the Cold War. Authoritarian states including Russia, Iran, North Korea and China are increasingly threatening democracies to reshape the world order. This poses a direct threat to our security and prosperity – just look at the higher bills caused by Putin’s war, the impact on global trade of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, or the increased spate of cyber-attacks. That’s why this week the Prime Minster made a major commitment to i…