Gary Cartwright
Share
Gary Cartwright
Eastern Sentry Looks Reactive as Russian Drones Test NATO’s Eastern Flank
Repeated air alerts in Poland and Romania this week, coupled with NATO’s launch of the Eastern Sentry mission, underscore an alliance still reacting to events rather than shaping them. On 9–10 September, Poland became the first NATO member state to…
Project Bromo: can Europe’s satellite champions escape gravity of Brussels bureaucracy?
If Europe needed a symbol of its belated awakening to the new age of great-power competition, it could do worse than the news that Airbus, Thales and Leonardo — the continent’s aerospace titans — are preparing to fuse their satellite…
Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth charts an ambitious path — but the turbulence ahead is real
When Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth rose to address the DSEI conference in London on Thursday, his tone was not triumphant, but taut. His central motif — putting more “AIR” into Air: Agile, Integrated, Ready — offered a confident slogan,…
“Enough Is Enough”: The West Must Hit Russia Where It Hurts, Urges Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith is rarely, if ever, accused of understatement, and his contribution to Wednesday’s Commons debate on Russian drones straying into Polish airspace was characteristically blunt. Fresh from a visit to Ukraine, he cut through the platitudes and…
Jets scramble, policy hesitates: Alliance response to Poland incursions underwhelms
Poland and its allies scrambled fighter aircraft overnight on 10–11 September after nineteen unmanned aerial systems — launched during a large Russian strike on Ukraine — violated Polish airspace. Polish F-16s, supported by Dutch and Italian jets, shot down several…
Judge Justice Jay’s ‘All the Best’ to 7/7 London Bombings Terrorist was an Affront to the Victims
Britain has been here before: the public promised vigilance against terror, only to discover that dangerous men walk free through gaping holes in the system. The case of Haroon Aswat, long linked to the 7/7 London bombings, was a scandal…
Brussels Preaches Security, Yet Leaves Civilians Defenceless
For months now, the rhetoric out of Brussels has been thick with solemn talk of “readiness” and “resilience.” Ursula von der Leyen and her officials trumpet new European Defence Industrial Strategies, issue communiqués about stockpiling ammunition, and discuss force integration…
Europe’s Veterans Are Leading the Defence Tech Revolution
For too long, Europe has relied on words rather than deeds to shore up its security. Ministers talk of sovereignty and resilience, yet when it comes to defence technology, the continent has lagged behind. Now, however, an unexpected force is…
What a Socialist Government Under Olivier Faure Would Mean for France’s Security – and Europe’s
The prospect of a Socialist government in France, under Olivier Faure, may look on the surface like an ordinary change of political colour. Yet beneath the rhetoric of fairness and redistribution lie serious questions about how such a shift would…
New Axis of Evil Will Force Global Mobilisation Within a Decade
On this day, September 3rd, 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. It was the moment when appeasement collapsed under the weight of reality, ushering in the most devastating conflict in human history. Eighty-six years later, we confront an unsettling…