NATO ‘on message’ on Afghanistan – but what does the message mean?
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells us we are near the end of our mission in Afghanistan, but are we really?
Patrick Bury
Patrick writes on defence and foreign policy; he is a former captain in the Royal Irish regiment who has fought in Afghanistan, and is author of the upcoming Simon&Schuster book “Callsign Hades”.
Comment: The media is failing in its coverage of Afghanistan
Why are so few of the seasoned war correspondents uwilling to stick their necks out and reveal the West’s failing efforts in Afghanistan?
The military campaign in Afghanistan cannot save the West from long-term strategic failure
As the NATO summit on Afghanistan approaches, former infantry officer Patrick Bury addresses the imminent strategic failure of an unpopular war.
Is it time to end the war in Afghanistan?
According to the UN the last six months in Afghanistan have been the most deadly since records began in 2001. Is it now time to end the war in Afghanistan?
Why the deafening silence on Afghanistan?
The defence committee report on Operations in Afghanistan catalogues an array of political, strategic and tactical mistakes and negligence from ministers and military.
Afghanistan: All over bar the shouting… and dying
Following Obama’s troop withdrawal announcemnt, a look at the Obama surge’s impact on the strategic situation in Afghanistan and what the end game may look like.
The security, symbolism and history of the Queen’s visit to Ireland
Captain Patrick Bury reports from Dublin on the security, symbolism and history of the Queen’s first ever visit to the Republic of Ireland.
The influence and legacy of Osama Bin Laden
Former army captain Patrick Bury examines the influence of Bin Laden on international terrorists while alive and the legacy he leaves behind.
Libya: A-symmetry becomes symmetrical
Gaddafi loyalist forces’ tactics are indicative of how a-symmetry is becoming the new norm in modern warfare, writes former Army Captain Patrick Bury.
Nato takes over ‘no fly zone’ – or does it?
Former Army Captain Patrick Bury reports on the backstage political wranglings behind the Nato operations in Libya.