Films

The new politics of paradise, a short film on the end of dictatorship in the Maldives, was broadcast on More 4 News on 26 November 2008. For a five-minute version see:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1184614595?bctid=3334783001

Paul Moorcraft produced for Channel 4 News, The Maldives – Trouble in Paradise, 10 November 2006.
To view film, click below:
http://www.channel4.com/player/v2/player.jsp?showId=3066

Books



Shooting the Messenger: The Political Impact of War Reporting
(Potomac, June 2008)
Paul Moorcraft and Philip M Taylor

As the literature on military-media relations grows, it is informed by antagonism either from journalists who report on wars or from ex-soldiers in their memoirs. Academics who attempt more judicious accounts rarely have any professional military or media experience.

A working knowledge of the operational constraints of both professions underscores Shooting the Messenger. A veteran war correspondent and think tank director, Paul L. Moorcraft has served in the British Ministry of Defence, while historian-by-training Philip M. Taylor is a professor of international communications who has lectured widely to the U.S. military and at NATO institutions.

http://www.potomacbooksinc.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=103044

The Rhodesian War: A Military History
(Pen and Sword, April 2008)

This book depicts the military history of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance to colonial rule, through the period of UDI (unilateral declaration of independence) by the Smith government to the Lancaster House agreement that transferred power. There are vivid accounts of the operations against the 'guerillas' by the security forces and the intensity of the fighting will surprise readers. Atrocities were undoubtedly committed by both sides but equally the protagonists were playing for very high stakes.

But this is more than just a book on military operations. It provides expert analysis of the historical situation and examines events up to the present day, including Mugabe's operations against rival tribes and white farmers.

For a thorough work on its subject this book cannot be bettered. Essential reading for those wishing to learn more about a counter-insurgency campaign. The ingenuity of the Rhodesian military fighting against overwhelming odds and restricted by sanctions is impressive but the outcome culminating in the Lancaster House Agreement was inevitable.

http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/?product_id=1556

Symposium on China-Sudan Relations
The proceedings of this conference held in Beijing on 26 July 2007, were published in May 2008. The event was organised by the Centre and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The main aim of the meeting was to examine ways of resolving the crisis in Darfur. Click here to download a copy. For a quick read see short chapters by Dowden, Chan and Salih.




Axis of Evil: The War on Terror (Please click here for more details)
(Pen and Sword – May 2005)

Guns and Poses: Travels with an occasional war correspondent
(Millstream Press, paperback – 2002)

Axis of Evil has been updated and revised for the US market: The New Wars of West – Casemate, October, 2005 www.casematepublishing.com

Podcasts
Paul Moorcraft has recently recorded several podcasts for www.negotiation.biz
They can be accessed from the following links:

"How to solve the war on terror"
http://libsyn.com/media/negotiation/MacArthur-option.mp3

"Iran"
http://libsyn.com/media/negotiation/Iran-Moorcraft.mp3

"Middle East"
http://libsyn.com/media/negotiation/Moorcraft-ME.mp3

"The work of the CFFPA"
http://libsyn.com/media/negotiation/Moorcraft-CFFPA.mp3

"Zimbabwe"
http://libsyn.com/media/negotiation/Zimbabwe-Moorcraft.mp3

Articles
Paul Moorcraft contributes regularly to a wide range of newspapers, magazines and specialist journals in the UK, US and South Africa, including the Washington Times, the Guardian (UK) and Business Day (Johannesburg).

Paul Moorcraft, ‘The Maldives: Liberal Democracy or a Jihadist Entrepôt?’ RUSI Newsbrief, April 2007
http://rusi.org/publication/newsbrief/ref:A46136CA49E91D/

Paul Moorcraft, ‘Why China is winning in Africa’, Business Day, 2 February 2007
Click here to read

‘Revolution in Nepal: Can the Nepalese Army Prevent a Maoist Victory?’, Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, October 2006.

‘Island democracy’, Washington Times, 20 November 2006
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20061119-102607-9509r.htm

‘Only a negotiated ceasefire can bring a wider settlement’, the Guardian, 11 August 2006.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1842162,00.html

‘The passing parade in Havana, Harare’, Business Day, 16 August 2006.
http://www.businessday.co.za/PrintFriendly.aspx?ID=BD4A250765

‘Hezbollah rewrites the rules’, Canberra Times, 11 August 2006.
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=your%20say&subclass=general&story_id=501341&category=Opinion&m=8&y=200

He has written a critique of the coalition’s presence in Iraq (‘Exit from Baghdad’, the US Armed Forces Journal, March 2005) and the conflict in Sudan (‘Sudan: End of the longest war?’ RUSI journal, February 2005).
Click here to read the interview
With permission of the RUSI journal. www.rusijournal.com


Occasional Papers
Eritrea: East Africa’s Rogue State was published in September 2005
“The relentless logic of Eritrea’s internal dictatorship has led to a series of major and minor wars in the Horn of Africa.”