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Radio 4,20 Sep 2011,43 mins

Series Securing Freedom

Eliza Manningham-Buller: Freedom

The Reith Lectures

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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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