The mask has slipped. Brussels would rather guard its coffers than guard Europe.

              Has the EU Finally Been Unmasked on Defence? For years we’ve heard grand claims from Brussels about “defending Europe,” “strategic autonomy,” and the need for a united front against Russian aggression. Fine words, all of them. But events of the past week have blown a hole clean through that rhetoric. The collapse ofContinue reading “The mask has slipped. Brussels would rather guard its coffers than guard Europe.”

Spies in the sky?

                ‘We shouldn’t worry too much about it unless you’re up to no good!’ Security expert Stuart Crawford reacts to reports that councils are building up fleets of drones amid growing public fears over increased surveillance. Lt Col Stuart Crawford is a defence analyst and former army officer. Sign up for his podcastsContinue reading “Spies in the sky?”

The death of Sarah Beckstrom

              ‘We can’t really blame the whole of the Afghan population for one terrible attack.’ Former British Army Officer Stuart Crawford reacts to the death of Sarah Beckstrom and analyses the response from the Trump administration in the aftermath of the attack. Lt Col Stuart Crawford is a defence analyst and former army officer.Continue reading “The death of Sarah Beckstrom”

Ukraine appears to be climbing the hill, but it hasn’t reached the summit

This article was originally published in http://www.express.co.uk Kyiv’s reported first launch of an “advanced weapon” into Russia — revealed in an exclusive by the Daily Express — is a striking moment in the conflict. It marks Ukraine’s shift from a country forced to defend itself inch by inch into one now capable of hitting backContinue reading “Ukraine appears to be climbing the hill, but it hasn’t reached the summit”

If Ukraine Falls, Britain Is Next: Russia’s Shadow Over Our Shores

This article was originally published in http://www.express.co.uk             If Russia isn’t stopped in Ukraine, Britain will face a Europe reshaped by Russian power, and a global order that rewards aggression rather than punishes it. That is the simple, brutal truth too many in Westminster and Brussels are unwilling to confront. A victorious Russia doesn’t justContinue reading “If Ukraine Falls, Britain Is Next: Russia’s Shadow Over Our Shores”