The US launched its so-called 'war on terror' in the wake of 9/11. Invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq followed with a huge loss of life. Instability spread across many parts of the Middle East. So, what's been the true impact of this so-dubbed war?
Join host Nastasya Tay.
Guests:
Stephanie Savell - Co-Director of Costs of War Project at Brown University.
Ruba Ali Al-Hassani - Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Lancaster University.
Michael O'Hanlon - Director of Research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution.
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What's been the true impact of the US ‘war on terror'?
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