very closelye converwork tailored. -- officials work very closely together. since we both know some of the leaders on both sides in sudan, we both seen the crucial times during the referendum, making usual calls to people on both sides, to last and to act with restraint. and when a violent incident has occurred, not to respond to that. other countries have been doing the same. britain is part of that effort. that is not a conflict prevention that requires hard power. it is diplomatic and humanitarian. the incentives we provide in that situation to complot -- to prevent conflict is economic and diplomatic. it is provided they can behave in a peaceful manner toward each other. >> so you're saying that the reduction of the capacity of the u.k. to provide more around the world, that capacity is reduced. sending a task for summer, where there is the risk of conflict? >> -- sending it task force somewhere, where there is the risk of conflict? >> there are so many major potential conflicts. they are dealt with most effectively by a combination of development, politi