Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: the future of the Middle East

13/10/2009 1h 24min
Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: the future of the Middle East

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Contributor(s): Professor Gilles Kepel | 9/11 set off a major conflict between the United States and Al Qaeda. How and why did the Bush administration define the issue of terrorism in terms of a 'war on terror' and with what consequences for the stability of a region containing 60% of the world's oil reserves and several of America's more important global allies?