Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?(2024)
Overview
No easy answers? Decision-makers from Kissinger to Rice revisit how the US responded to conflicts from Rwanda to Iraq. Faced with human suffering - who has responsibility to act?
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8 episodes • 2024
Series 1
8 episodes • 2024
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq: For Every Insect There is an Insecticide | Jun 26, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Bosnia: Our Soldiers Are Not Toy Soldiers | Jul 3, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rwanda – That Was a Local Thing | Jul 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kosovo – In the Name of Our Future | Jul 24, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Darfur – Carrots for a War Criminal | Jul 31, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Libya – If You Break It You Own It | Aug 7, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Syria – The Risk of Doing Nothing | Aug 14, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Syria – A Loop of Imperfection | Aug 21, 2024 | 0.0 |
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