Gary Cartwright

Publisher and editor of #EUToday, media consultant, ex-Royal Air Force Air Photography Operator, & unapologetic Operation Banner Veteran.

[EU today @EU_today]

As Europe advances towards a new era of digital payments, a growing number of policymakers are urging caution against an unintended consequence of technological progress: the gradual disappearance of cash.
#EUToday @StjepoBartulica
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[Gary Cartwright @gcartwright001]

So glad that I am not sat in a sports bar this late at night watching what is so obviously a crap game. I write as one who is old enough to remember watching the 1966 World Cup final live on the BBC. Therefore, it is easy to unimpress me.
#WorldCup2026

[EU Global News @EU_Global_News]

Mark Galeotti’s Warning on Russia Deserves to Be Taken Seriously https://t.co/46ntGwGGJv via @EU_Global_News

[DefenceMatters.eu @DefMattersEU]

Mark Rutte’s 23-25 June visit to Washington is a preview of the real test facing NATO at its Ankara summit: whether European spending promises are becoming deployable forces, industrial capacity and sustained support for Ukraine.
#DefenceMatters #NATO
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[DefenceMatters.eu @DefMattersEU]

France’s decision to order 5,000 drones from Harmattan AI, the Dassault Aviation-backed defence technology company, marks more than a procurement milestone. It is a powerful statement about the direction of European security policy, industrial strategy and technological ambition.
#DefenceMatters
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[DefenceMatters.eu @DefMattersEU]

Turkish security forces have detained 209 people in Ankara in raids carried out less than three weeks before the Turkish capital hosts the next NATO summit, adding a domestic security dimension to a meeting already expected to be dominated by defence spending, Ukraine and the future of transatlantic burden-sharing.
#DefenceMatters @nato
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[Brian Wilson @BrianWilsonLive]

Clive Davis, the legendary music impresario, passed away today at the age of 94. A longtime admirer of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, Clive signed Brian to Arista Records, where Brian released his 2005 holiday album, What I Really Want for Christmas.

[EU today @EU_today]

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[Gary Cartwright @gcartwright001]

@Christians_era Always good when your enemy becomes careless and breaks cover...

[Gary Cartwright @gcartwright001]

@benonwine A Morris Minor (with a flat tyre)!

[Gary Cartwright @gcartwright001]

A truly tragic story, one that could have been avoided. As a society we need to have an honest conversation. Advice from my Chaplain at RAF Swinderby when discussing tough matters was that "the course of action that protects the most innocent life is ALWAYS the correct course".

[DefenceMatters.eu @DefMattersEU]

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[EU today @EU_today]

A powerful heat dome stretching from the Iberian Peninsula to central Europe has pushed thermometers towards 40°C, triggering health alerts, transport disruption and renewed concerns over Europe’s preparedness for extreme weather.
#EUToday
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[EU today @EU_today]

While we wish our allies in the USA well, it is a question worth asking...
#USAToday

[DefenceMatters.eu @DefMattersEU]

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[Gary Cartwright @gcartwright001]

@TedUrchin None of the above.

[Gary Cartwright @gcartwright001]

@Keir_Starmer Not been out walking in London on your own for a while, have you Keir? Maybe Brick Lane market? Maybe around Whitechapel mosque on a Friday? The streets are very dangerous now, but you tolerate that, don't you?

[Gary Cartwright @gcartwright001]

@NoContextBrits The best way to do this was to fill a paper bag with dog sh*t, set fire to it, knock & run, & then watch the householder stamp out the flames. Priceless!!

[DefenceMatters.eu @DefMattersEU]

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[EU today @EU_today]

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