Photographing Iraq

abc.net.au: "As we approach the sixth year of the Iraq War, Australian photojournalist, Ashley Gilbertson, has repeatedly returned to the conflict zone with his camera, taking the images that document a country torn apart." Listen to the interview here

Order Gilbertson's book Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: A Photographer's Chronicle of the Iraq War from Amazon .com .de or .co.uk

Corporate Warriors in Iraq

abc.net.au: "A discussion about the history of private soldiers and in particular the huge number of private military contractors operating in Iraq, without any accountability for their actions - they are not bound by Iraqi laws or American laws." Listen to the interview here
- Order P. W. Singer's book Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry from Amazon .com .de or .co.uk

Is America the new Rome?

abc.net.au: "Comparisons are often made between the United States and the Roman Empire. A broad investigation of the two empires, which goes beyond the issue of an over-stretched military, reveals some of the lessons America can draw on in order to avoid the fate of Rome." Listen to the interview here

Oder Cullen Murphy's book The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of Americafrom Amazon .com .de or .co.uk