The Atrocity of War

Are modern wars becoming more atrocious? In an age where wars are often dubbed as humanitarian interventions, is there any way in which we can prevent the barbarity and collateral damage? Speakers: Joanna Bourke, Professor of History at Birkbeck College and author of An Intimate History of Killing; Crispin Black, Falklands War veteran and former Cabinet Office analyst; Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo detainee. Chair: George Kassimeris, Senior Research Fellow in Conflict at Wolverhampton University.