Wednesday 12 August 2026
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Author

Lt Col Stuart Crawford

16 articles on New Dispatch

Opinion

Nigel Farage's military plan to stop the boats raises four key questions. But it might just work

The brutal truth is that nobody else appears to have solved the problem, writes the former army officer

Opinion

You cannot trust a word Hamas or Donald Trump says

Israel’s response so far to the disarmament declaration has been lukewarm at best, writes defence analyst Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Opinion

Donald Trump's Iran deal isn't a win...it's a US surrender. Here's why

The US set out to coerce Iran and failed to achieve its core objectives. Worse still, a precedent has now been established, writes the former army officer

Opinion

Ordinary Brits will pay the price for Israel and Iran's retaliatory strikes

'This conflict may be unfolding thousands of miles away, but Downing Street cannot afford to ignore it'

Opinion

Treating war memorials with the utmost respect isn’t too much to ask, is it?

The theft is a dishonour to the memory of those who gave their lives to defend our freedom, writes the former army officer

Opinion

I applied for the job at the heart of Peter Murrell's embezzlement scandal. This was the salary

In retrospect, I dodged a bullet, writes former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Opinion

SNP and Greens sticking two fingers up at the Scottish regiment is personal

Denying the Freedom of the City of Glasgow to the Royal Regiment of Scotland (RRS) is based on a twisted logic, writes the former army officer

News

Would a Golden Dome protect Britain? How much would it cost? Inside the radical bid to ward off aggression

An Iron Dome project would soon collide with reality, writes former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Opinion

Mandatory national service would hit a brick wall in Britain

The practicalities of enacting such a policy in peacetime would be daunting, writes former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Opinion

Britain's operating software is suicidal. Pray the drone misses your house

By now, no one with a pulse can be unaware that Britain’s military defences are in a bad way, writes the former army officer

Opinion

Britain must burst out of its bubble of complacency as the drums of war grow louder

Robust and decisive leadership is needed before it's too late, writes the former army officer

Opinion

Keir Starmer ignores the ex-Nato chief’s dire warning at his own peril - and Britain’s

Something is far wrong here, writes the former army officer

Politics

Donald Trump's nuclear bomb dilemma just went from bad to worse

Removing Iran’s enriched uranium would force the US President to renege on his pre-election pledge, writes former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Politics

Donald Trump's plan to punish Nato is about to collide with an immovable object: revanchist Russia

Nato may be under strain, but it’s nowhere near time to give up on it yet, writes former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Opinion

Donald Trump is caught between a rock and a hard place of his own making

Donald Trump is faced with a binary choice - and both options are fraught with risk, writes the former army officer

Politics

Donald Trump's threat to leave Nato is about to collide with an 800-pound gorilla

It may well be beyond Donald Trump’s power to do anything, writes former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford