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Eliza Manningham-Buller: Freedom

Duration:
43 minutes
First broadcast:
Tuesday 20 September 2011

In this third and final Reith lecture the former Director General of the security service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller, discusses policy priorities since 9.11. She reflects on the Arab Spring, and argues that the West's support of authoritarian regimes did, to some extent, fuel the growth of Al-Qaeda. The lecture also considers when we should talk to "terrorists".

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  • READ THE TRANSCRIPT: FREEDOM

    READ THE TRANSCRIPT: FREEDOM

    Read the transcript of Eliza Manningham-Buller's third Reith Lecture, entitled 'Freedom', in which she discusses foreign policy in a post 9/11 world.

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