Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

Storyline

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?

First Aired

2024-06-26
Last Aired

2024-08-21
Creator

Dror Moreh
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

8
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC Four

Keywords:

government genocide international relations usa foreign policy united states peacekeeping u.s. military intelligence

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Season 1

1. Iraq: For Every Insect There is an Insecticide

Exploring the US's complicated relationship with Iraq, first supporting the country during the Iran-Ir...More

Exploring the US's complicated relationship with Iraq, first supporting the country during the Iran-Iraq war but then turning against it after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.Less

57mins 2024-06-26

2. Bosnia: Our Soldiers Are Not Toy Soldiers

As the Balkans deteriorate into a series of bloody wars, President Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright...More

As the Balkans deteriorate into a series of bloody wars, President Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright must decide whether to use force to save innocent civilians from genocide.Less

57mins 2024-07-03

3. Rwanda – That Was a Local Thing

Why did the world stand by in 1994 as nearly one million people were murdered over one hundred days of...More

Why did the world stand by in 1994 as nearly one million people were murdered over one hundred days of terror in Rwanda? American diplomats describe events on the ground.Less

57mins 2024-07-10

4. Kosovo – In the Name of Our Future

Muslim separatists in the Kosovo region rekindle old conflicts, leading Clinton’s White House to consi...More

Muslim separatists in the Kosovo region rekindle old conflicts, leading Clinton’s White House to consider Serbian President Milošević’s regime a threat to their own civilians.Less

57mins 2024-07-24

5. Darfur – Carrots for a War Criminal

In 2003, hundreds of thousands of Americans protested about ethnic cleansing in Sudan. Following Obama...More

In 2003, hundreds of thousands of Americans protested about ethnic cleansing in Sudan. Following Obama’s 2008 election success, could some of those people, now in office, make a difference?Less

57mins 2024-07-31

6. Libya – If You Break It You Own It

When Gaddafi declared his intention to 'disinfect' Benghazi, Obama faced a dilemma, have previously to...More

When Gaddafi declared his intention to 'disinfect' Benghazi, Obama faced a dilemma, have previously told the younger Arab generation 'you, more than anyone, have the ability to remake this world.Less

57mins 2024-08-07

7. Syria – The Risk of Doing Nothing

Obama did not want to be dragged into another war in the Middle East, but when the Syrian regime began...More

Obama did not want to be dragged into another war in the Middle East, but when the Syrian regime began to consider the use of chemical weapons, he warned them they would be crossing a red line.Less

57mins 2024-08-14

8. Syria – A Loop of Imperfection

America’s unwillingness to act after a chemical attack, causes Syrian rebels to despair. Obama conclud...More

America’s unwillingness to act after a chemical attack, causes Syrian rebels to despair. Obama concludes that there is no scenario where intervention in Syria would give a desired outcome.Less