Podcasts by 9/11: Reflections on political leadership - Audio
On September 11 2001, hijackers took control of four aircraft and crashed into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, in events that changed the world forever. It raised questions not only about the United States’ foreign policy but also about its assumed dominance as the leading international superpower. Ten years on since 9/11, the political landscape is very different: the US has a different President in the form of Barack Obama, elected in 2008, while the head of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in May 2011. In this audio series, originally recorded in 2008, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Dr Richard Heffernan, and Dr Simon Bromley, both of The Open University, discuss the consequences of September 11th, and the impact it
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Transcript -- Reflecting on 9/11 from 2011-09-02T14:55:22
Richard Heffernon looks back at the tragedy of 9/11.
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The United States as a Superpower from 2011-09-02T14:54:23
Is the US the world's only 'Superpower'? Richard Heffernan and Simon Bromley discuss this notion.
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Transcript -- The United States as a Superpower from 2011-09-02T14:54:22
Is the US the world's only 'Superpower'? Richard Heffernan and Simon Bromley discuss this notion.
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The impact of 9/11 on the US's political leadership from 2011-09-02T14:53:23
Richard Heffernan and Simon Bromley discuss the significance of the attacks on September 11th.
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Transcript -- The impact of 9/11 on the US's political leadership from 2011-09-02T14:53:22
Richard Heffernan and Simon Bromley discuss the significance of the attacks on September 11th.
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Preventative v's Pre-emptive war from 2011-09-02T14:52:23
Simon Bromley explains what is meant by Preventative war and Pre-emptive war.
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Transcript -- Preventative v's Pre-emptive war from 2011-09-02T14:52:22
Simon Bromley explains what is meant by Preventative war and Pre-emptive war.
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Transcript -- Military strategy after 9/11 from 2011-09-02T14:51:22
A look at the shift towards a new strategy preventative war.
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Reflections on the US's reaction to 9/11 from 2011-09-02T14:50:23
How did the US react to the 9/11 attacks?
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Transcript -- Reflections on the US's reaction to 9/11 from 2011-09-02T14:50:22
How did the US react to the 9/11 attacks?
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Radicalist groups and the US from 2011-09-02T14:49:23
What do radical Islamists want from the United States, and are the US likely to defeat or deal with them?
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Transcript -- Radicalist groups and the US from 2011-09-02T14:49:22
Transcript -- What do radical Islamists want from the United States, and are the US likely to defeat or deal with them?
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Transcript -- Radicalist groups and the US from 2011-09-02T14:49:22
Transcript -- What do radical Islamists want from the United States, and are the US likely to defeat or deal with them?
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Transcript -- Radicalist groups and the US from 2011-09-02T14:49:22
What do radical Islamists want from the United States, and are the US likely to defeat or deal with them?
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