Paul Rogers is Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University and is openDemocracy’s International Security Editor. A consultant to the Oxford Research Group, the second edition of his book Losing Control has just been published by Pluto Press.

Recent articles

A flailing western policy seeks to fight the Taliban in order to create the conditions for a settlement. The pursuit of the first objective may defeat the second.

The George W Bush administration's answer to the attacks of 11 September 2001 was to launch a global "war on terror". Two weeks after 9/11, Paul Rogers began to track that war in a weekly openDemocracy column. In the second of a two-part retrospective, the author reflects on the last seven years and assesses the prospects for change in the nex.

(This article was first published on 2 October 2008)

The United States responded to the attacks of 11 September 2001 by launching a global "war on terror". Two weeks after 9/11, Paul Rogers began to track that war in a weekly openDemocracy column. In the first of a two-part retrospective, the author reflects on these seven years: mistakes made, lessons learned and paths not taken.

(This article was first published on 25 September 2008)

Washington's military strategy in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region is expanding its range of enemies.