Saturday 27 June 2026
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Author

Lt Col Stuart Crawford

12 articles on New Dispatch

Opinion

Donald Trump's Iran deal isn't a win...it's a US surrender. Here's why - Lt Col Stuart Crawford

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 - Lt Col Stuart Crawford

'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? - Lt Col Stuart Crawford

The theft is a dishonour to the memory of those who gave their lives to defend our freedom, 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 - Lt Col Stuart Crawford

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 - Lt Col Stuart Crawford

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 - Lt Col Stuart Crawford

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 - Lt Col Stuart Crawford

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