The Authoritarian Temptation: The Iraq and Afghan Wars and the Militarisation of British Democracy, Mon 22 Feb
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Monday 22 February, Format: online, 7.30-9 pm Book your free place here Chair: Prof Eric Kaufmann Speaker: Prof Paul Dixon Microsoft Teams event link here The response to The Chilcot Report (2016) focussed on whether or not Prime Minister Tony Blair had deceived the British public over the war in Iraq. What most observers missed was Chilcot’s conclusions on the military’s role in pressurising the government into maximising Britain’s military role in the invasion of Iraq (2003). As the Iraq war escalated during the post-invasion period the military then pursued a second war in Helmand, Afghanistan. The generals assured the Labour government that they could simultaneously fight a war in Iraq while taking on a ‘peacekeeping’ role in Afghanistan.
The Authoritarian Temptation: The Iraq and Afghan Wars and the Militarisation of British Democracy, Mon 22 Feb
The Authoritarian Temptation: The Iraq and…
The Authoritarian Temptation: The Iraq and Afghan Wars and the Militarisation of British Democracy, Mon 22 Feb
Monday 22 February, Format: online, 7.30-9 pm Book your free place here Chair: Prof Eric Kaufmann Speaker: Prof Paul Dixon Microsoft Teams event link here The response to The Chilcot Report (2016) focussed on whether or not Prime Minister Tony Blair had deceived the British public over the war in Iraq. What most observers missed was Chilcot’s conclusions on the military’s role in pressurising the government into maximising Britain’s military role in the invasion of Iraq (2003). As the Iraq war escalated during the post-invasion period the military then pursued a second war in Helmand, Afghanistan. The generals assured the Labour government that they could simultaneously fight a war in Iraq while taking on a ‘peacekeeping’ role in Afghanistan.