Nato takes over ‘no fly zone’ – or does it?
Last night Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the organisation would be taking control of all military operation in Libya with “immediate effect”; however, the reality of the...
View ArticleLibya: A-symmetry becomes symmetrical
Amidst the changing political landscape and the to-and-fro of the coastal battles in Libya, Gaddafi loyalist forces are adapting with new tactics that complicate coalition operations and are indicative...
View ArticleThe influence and legacy of Osama Bin Laden
Symbolic significance of Al-Qaeda leader’s death has far reaching geo-political implications. While the symbolism of killing Osama Bin Laden is a major victory for the West in its long war against...
View ArticleThe security, symbolism and history of the Queen’s visit to Ireland
Former army Captain and Irish security analyst Patrick Bury outlines the security and significance behind the British monarch’s visit to Ireland About 120 plain clothed and armed Met Police officers...
View ArticleAfghanistan: All over bar the shouting… and dying
Irishman Patrick Bury served in Afghanistan in the British army. A memoir of his experiences, “Callsign Hades”, has just been published in paperback. He currently works for NATO as a researcher on...
View ArticleWhy the deafening silence on Afghanistan?
Amidst the media hype surrounding the hacking scandal a very important Commons select committee report on Afghanistan was released this week to little acknowledgement, writes former Army Captain...
View ArticleIs it time to end the war in Afghanistan?
Patrick Bury is a former Captain in the Royal Irish Regiment who served in Sangin, Afghanistan; a memoir of his experiences, ‘Callsign Hades’, described as ‘the first great book of the Afghan war’, is...
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The military campaign in Afghanistan cannot save the West from long-term...
. Former infantry officer and author of ‘Callsign Hades’, Patrick Bury, recently conducted research on the Afghanistan campaign for an international security organisation; the views expressed here...
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Comment: The media is failing in its coverage of Afghanistan
. Patrick Bury is a former army Captain who served in Afghanistan and the author of Callsign Hades, a memoir of his tour. The views expressed here are his own. The death of another two British...
View ArticleNATO ‘on message’ on Afghanistan – but what does the message mean?
Patrick Bury is a former army Captain who served in Afghanistan and the author of Callsign Hades, a memoir of his tour; the views expressed here are his own While NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh...
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