Afghanistan: International Humanitarian Law, Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions
Matthew E Carn examines the law as it relates to the case of the seven Royal Marines arrested on suspicion of murder in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Matthew Carn
Remember those that shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old
Remembrance Day is always a day that makes one particularly melancholic and not just for the most obvious reasons. In many respects Remembrance Day is meant to be a celebration rather than a time of sorrow and mourning; who can doubt the joy that many hundreds of thousands would have felt in 1918 when one of the most harrowing conflicts in modern history finally came to an end?
Who killed Linda Norgrove?
We may never know who killed Linda Norgrove, but blame must surely lie squarely with the kidnappers rather than those who risked their lives to save her.
Will any regime fear Western intervention now?
In the wake of the Linda Norgrove kidnap tragedy, Matthew Carn looks at the doctrine of force projection and asks if any regime now fears Western intervention.