Christopher Fuller is an historian at the University of Southampton, currently researching the United States' use of unmanned 'drones' in their conflict with al-Qaeda, tracking this technology and policy back to its origins in the 1980s. Since September 11, 2001, the West has been engaged in a "war on terror", using lethal military force to counter the threat of non-state terrorism posed by groups such as al-Qaeda and their affiliates. But what does the future of this conflict look like? Are we resigned to a lifetime of perpetual conflict overseas and strict security at home, or is there an achievable end point? This talk contemplates how the "war on terror" ends, and how the post-9/11 world returns to normality.
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