Western democracy is not what Afghanistan needs
Robert Fox: 'Bottom-up' tribal system would have been the best way to stop corruptionFirst Posted November 3, 2009
Robert Fox
is a writer on western defence issues and Italian current affairs. He has worked for the Corriera della Sera in Milan, covered the Falklands invasion for BBC Radio, and worked as defence correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. His books include The Inner Sea: the Mediterranean and its People, published by Alfred A. Knopf.
Barack Obama has days not weeks to decide what US will do in Afghanistan
Why the generals want to fight the Taliban on two fronts – and why they need to start soonFirst Posted October 30, 2009
Bribing the Taliban: Italy has form
Robert Fox: They've been accused of doing this before – in Iraq and SomaliaFirst Posted October 15, 2009
General Sir Richard Dannatt is not the visionary Cameron will need
The former army chief is not the bright visionary a new government needsFirst Posted October 8, 2009
Van Gogh letters reveal the method behind the madman
Robert Fox reports from Amsterdam on a publishing sensationFirst Posted October 7, 2009
Why rescuing journalist Stephen Farrell was a risk worth taking
Rescuing the kidnapped reporter gave Special Forces the chance to gain intelligence on the TalibanFirst Posted September 10, 2009
Hutton’s half-cocked cuts are no use to anyone
The MoD must have a review of its commitments – just don’t expect one this side of an electionFirst Posted December 11, 2008
Britain to put Afghan troops under Petraeus's command
The decision to focus our forces in the south of the country could be reversedFirst Posted December 8, 2008
