Every weekday the Telegraph sends a Newsletter focussing on the war in Ukraine to registered readers. I’m including some of my contributions here for your interest. To make sure you receive the whole thing, please register with the Telegraph. We’re also presenting a live Twitter Space at 1pm London time which is scrubbed, given added…
After two weeks of war, what are the chances of Vladimir Putin’s demoralised troops laying siege to the Ukrainian capital?
This article appeared in The Telegraph on March 11th, 2022 For more analysis, listen into the Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest Twitter Space, every weekday at 1pm London time, released later as a Telegraph Podcast Kyiv matters. It is the political, historic and cultural centre of Ukraine. It stands as a beacon of resistance against the Russian onslaught. Russian…
MiG fighter jets would boost Ukraine – but the first challenge is simply getting them into the skies
This article appeared in The Telegraph on March 9th, 2022 Any “rented MiGs” will be a significant boost to Ukraine, but they won’t tip the air balance on their own. Even if the country manages to take delivery of the 28 MiG-29 fighters offered by Poland, it will take some time for the jets to be as effective as they…
What I tell my family as a former soldier watching Afghanistan fall to the Taliban
This article appeared in The Telegraph on August 15th, 2021 When I am asked by family and friends what to make of the news coming out of Afghanistan, first I tell them to sit down. If they want an honest answer, it’s going to take some time. Then, I point to two things. First, the…
On the ground in Belfast: Loyalists warn of ‘biggest threat to peace yet’
With special access to people close to Loyalist paramilitaries, The Telegraph was told Northern Ireland is a ‘matchstick’ away from eruption This article appeared in The Telegraph on May 12, 2021 There is a violent, perfect storm gathering over Northern Ireland. Among hardline Unionists in the Province, the anger is clear, the tension palpable. …
Conflict ‘has the potential to wrestle morality’ from soldiers, Deputy Commander JHC says, as the army expands mental health resilience training to prevent ‘moral injury’
Conflict “has the potential to wrestle morality” from soldiers, a senior officer has said, as the army expands mental health resilience training to prevent ‘moral injury’. Brigadier Paul Tedman, Deputy Commander of the MoD’s Joint Helicopter Command, said the army was working hard to bring moral training “to a really fine edge”. “The challenges of…
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