Category Archives: Defence Review

  Lt Col Stuart Crawford is a defence analyst and former army officer. Sign up for his podcasts and newsletters at http://www.DefenceReview.uk     Loading… Lt Col Stuart Crawford’s latest book Tank Commander (Hardback) is available now http://www.DefenceReview.UK @peoplemattertv @509298

In common with all of Britain’s military veterans I was disgusted and horrified by US Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks on our armed forces. In an interview with populist US television channel Fox News, Vance denigrated Britain’s past military record, calling the UK “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 orContinue reading “Britain’s Military Record Dismissed? Veterans Slam ‘Ignorant’ JD Vance for War Comments”

The world looked on aghast at the extraordinary debacle earlier this week in which Donald Trump and his support act JD Vance berated Ukraine’s President Zelensky on live television. It made for a most unedifying spectacle. The aftershocks are still reverberating around the globe, but suffice to say it was not a good look eitherContinue reading “The Orange Curtain”

By Lee Pilgrim Determining the best role for the British Army within a NATO-first expeditionary context, as shaped by the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), involves aligning the UK’s military capabilities with NATO’s evolving needs, the current threat landscape, and the UK’s unique strengths. The global security environment—marked by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, hybrid threats, andContinue reading “Britain’s Strategic Defence Review”

      Well, what can we say about the way that Ukrainian President Vlodimir Zelensky was treated at his recent meeting at the White House by Donald Trump and his catamite Vice-President J D Vance? My personal opinion, shared by many, is the Trump and Vance were rude, condescending, arrogant, and demonstrated a totalContinue reading “Perfidious America”