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Emma Sky

HARDtalk speaks to Emma Sky, senior advisor to the US military in Iraq until 2010. Where do the roots of the current mess lie and what should America and the West be doing now?

When the self-styled Islamic State movement took control of Ramadi, capital of Iraq's Anbar province, it was another humiliation for the Baghdad government. Another discomforting development for the United States which has bombed IS, but failed to neutralise the jihadi threat. Stephen Sackur talks to Emma Sky, a British woman who was a senior advisor to the US military in Iraq until 2010. Where do the roots of the current mess lie and what should America and the West be doing now?

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 21 May 201520:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestEmma Sky

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 May 201503:30GMT
  • Thu 21 May 201508:30GMT
  • Thu 21 May 201514:30GMT
  • Thu 21 May 201520:30GMT