War on Terror, part of the 2013 SOAS Alumni & Friends Weekend
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 12/08/2013

The United States declared war on terrorism in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Nearly twelve years later, the results are decidedly mixed. This event is chaired by Gavin Esler and features notable SOAS alumnus Professor Akbar Ahmed (world-renowned author, diplomat and scholar ),  SOAS, University of London's Professor Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, and Dr Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Reader in Comparative Politics and International Relations. 

The debate focuses on Professor Akbar Ahmed recent book 'The Thistle and the Drone', which argues that the use of drones has exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central governments and the tribal societies on their periphery.

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