Matthew Carr

is a writer and broadcaster based in Derbyshire. He has reported on the Mafia wars in Sicily, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and human rights abuses in Central America. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir My Father's House (Penguin), about his childhood in the Caribbean, and Unknown Soldiers: How Terrorism Transformed the Modern World (Profile Books).
is a writer and broadcaster based in Derbyshire. He has reported on the Mafia wars in Sicily, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and human rights abuses in Central America. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir My Father's House (Penguin), about his childhood in the Caribbean, Unknown Soldiers: How Terrorism Transformed the Modern World (Profile Books) and The Infernal Machine (New Press), which takes an in-depth look at the way in which terrorism has evolved.
Revolution in Military Affairs: the reason we're in Afghanistan
An intellectual’s theory of warfare means the US is using its military supremacy while it lasts to crush its enemiesSuing terrorists like the Omagh bombers is not the answer
Suing militants on the basis of their terrorist status is fraught with dangers - not least the prevailing political climate'Political policing' of G20 protests could lead to riots
Warnings that protests against next week's G20 summit could turn violent are provocative and self-fulfillingThe US is relying on an army of drones to fight the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan
America's Army of the Grand Robotic is taking centre stage in the War on TerrorWill Palestinians ever benefit from gas reserves off the Gaza coast?
Gaza could have been a ‘Dubai on the Mediterranean’ with its huge gas reservesCivil unrest is shot across the bows for ruling class
European governments are finding bail-outs for the rich are provoking great social discontent, says Matthew CarrTony Blair's accolade for human rights defies satire
The former Prime Minister has never stood up for the poor and disenfranchised, writes Matthew Carr 
