from the royal united services institute has released a report written by you titled preparing for war in korea you write war is now a real possibility how real and those that are involved great britain. well i think there's a number of trouble spots around the world which potentially could involve war involving major states and potential war always between russia and nato between india and pakistan but i think at this particular moment all the risks and the greatest risk is in relation to the korean peninsula because of that time pressure at which the rapid development of a north korean i.c.b.m. program is putting on the united states so there's a considerable risk i think in the in the coming two three years in terms of british involvement in the u.k. is a member of the un security council who it is a global power and i'm there for it's bound to be affected by whatever happens there whether or not the u.k. was involved militarily in a conflict is far too narrow to say and it really doesn't depend on the nature of the conflict and i think a lot would depend if there where god forbid t

discussed this with clive baldwin from human rights watch and raffaello pa ntucci from the royal united services institutecase—by—case basis and i think if we are looking at those out on the battlefield certainly from a uk government perspective it is a far easier and more tidy, clean solution in many ways if theyjust don't come home and if they end up dead on the battlefields. can i ask you the question again, what do you think? look, my view is i think people who have gone off to fight alongside so—called islamic state have signed up so—called islamic state have signed upforan so—called islamic state have signed up for an organisation who has made an attempt to attack the west. if they end up dying on the battlefield it doesn't surprise me and i think this is something they ultimately would expect and were looking for. if we look at some of the cases and individuals who tried to come back who appear to want to change their ways, who are willing to come back and be open about what they have done on the battlefield and will show evidence of what they have participated in and go through due process is in t

also i'm joined from our westminster studio by raffaello pantucci from the royal united services instituteby—case basis and i think if we are looking at those out on the battlefield certainly from a uk government perspective it is a far easier and more clean solution in many ways if they just don't easier and more clean solution in many ways if theyjust don't come home and if they end up dead on the battlefield. can i ask you the question, what do you think? look, my view is people who have gone off to fight along islamic state have signed up for to fight along islamic state have signed upforan to fight along islamic state have signed up for an organisation that has made an attempt to attack the west. if they die on the battlefield it doesn't surprise me and i feel like this is something they ultimately would expect and were looking for. if we look at some of the cases and individuals who try to come back who appear to want to change their ways and are willing to come back and be open about what they have done on the battlefield and will show evidence of what they participated in and go th