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.
Last stand of a wounded government
Labour wants to restore pride in the military. Decent housing for troops would be a start, says Matthew CarrWhen Hollywood and the Pentagon are one
Robert Downey Jnr's Iron Man symbolises Chomsky's 'military humanism'Somalia: a victim of Bush’s recklessness
Matthew Carr recounts how the West ended Somalia's brief flirtation with stabilityDogs of war have their day
Private military companies are capitalising on the war on terrorThe US sets its sights on Iran
The Bush administration prepares for a final military adventureDiana's death changed nothing
After the tears came the rise of a cynical, coarse and sentimental societyUS soldiers speak out
Disturbing voices from the US soldiers fighting on the ground in Iraq 
