After seven years of inquiry, Sir John Chilcot published his report last month on the UK's role in the Iraq war and its aftermath. The findings of the report were highly critical of Blair and his role in pushing Britain to actively participate in the war on terror in Iraq with the US without sufficient evidence of Saddam’s imminent threat, legal basis or post-war planning. Remarkably, when asked whether invading Iraq was a mistake, Blair in a press conference after the report was published was non-apologetic and said “I believe we made the right decision and the world is better and safer.”
Speaker(s): Dr. Victor Kattan
Senior Research Fellow
NUS Middle East Institute
Prof. Toby Dodge
Academic Visitor
NUS Middle East Institute
and Director, Middle East Centre
London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr. Fanar Haddad
Senior Research Fellow
NUS Middle East Institute
