I would definitely say it's rising, and I would say it's been rising for a while. I've been attacked for some time as being a Cold War warrior who is wanting to take us back in time. However, I think we have turned a blind eye for a long time to the risks that are are coming our way. I think Jamie is right: the The decisions that we've made over these chemical weapons, in particular, have allowed problems to grow. We have to wake up and stop being as complacent as we'd like to be about our security and the defence alliances that we're in, and also tell our populations that the world is a more dangerous place and they're heading towards us—
On March 29th, 2018. See this statement in context.