Global Courant 2023-05-19 22:57:01
Video duration 14 minutes 17 seconds
According to a leading American university report, more than 4.5 million people have died as a result.
The US launched its so-called “war on terror” after the 9/11 attacks.
The invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq resulted in massive loss of life. Instability spread across many parts of the Middle East.
A new study from a top US university says 4.5 million people died directly or indirectly as a result of the so-called “war on terror”.
So, what has been the true impact?
Presenter: Nastasya Tay
Guests:
Stephanie Savell – Co-director of Costs of War, a nonpartisan research project based at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University
Ruba Ali al-Hassani – Postdoctoral researcher at Lancaster University and co-founder of Iraqi Women Academics Network
Michael O’Hanlon – Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign Policy Research at the Brookings Institution
