Warnings from the Archive

Delving into archives of 1917 Mesopotamia & 2016 Iraq inquiries. Lessons learnt & lost from Brit wars. Leverhulme. @owendavidthomas @teachlearnwar @margottudor

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It’s really exciting to see the first two articles of our forthcoming @CritMilStudies Special Issue on ‘Making Sense of State Violence: Understanding Public Inquiries as Political Devices’ out already online! Lots more to come between now and the autumn! https://t.co/wDrwYmEuKX

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Super thanks to @AliceCree for all the work going on towards this issue. And to @VmBasham and @jamcjo for getting it off the starting blocks!

[Warnings from the Archive @warning_archive]

It’s really exciting to see the first two articles of our forthcoming @CritMilStudies Special Issue on ‘Making Sense of State Violence: Understanding Public Inquiries as Political Devices’ out already online! Lots more to come between now and the autumn! https://t.co/wDrwYmEuKX

[Dr Margot Tudor @MargotTudor]

I'll be talking about my book 'Blue Helmet Bureaucrats' and the process of transforming my PhD thesis into a monograph at this @MYBISA event on 10th March, chaired by @davidmanus!
Please come along to hear about the book and my journey publishing it: https://t.co/nuhv3cagGa

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A few weeks ago, @owendavidthomas and @MargotTudor were lucky enough to present new WFTA project research at @europeanisa in Athens. Don't worry if you missed it - check out this new 'event' post on our website to learn more about our EISA experience https://t.co/XQeWyjO9Bu

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🚨 New post 🚨

Check out our blog to read our new working paper, 'The limits of scrutiny: official inquiries and the past, present, and future of security'! The paper was presented by @owendavidthomas in January 2022 for the @guard_int conference.

https://t.co/Dj6w0cLLru

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One of our research interns, Rhys Edwards, has written a blog on 'The Chilcot Inquiry and Human Rights', focusing on former MP Ann Clwyd's position on the 2003 invasion and preference for an international tribunal in Iraq. Check it out: https://t.co/rccyAimp5q

[Shreya Gupta @Shreyagupta1280]

Designed two exhibits for @warning_archive

In the 1st I compiled archival sources on the Indian Involvement (both men & material) in the Mesopotamia Campaign. In the 2nd I collated letters pertaining to the Destruction of Iraq’s Cultural Heritage in the war.

Check them out 👇🏽

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🚨We've been busily adding new Exhibits (collections of archival documents w/ our commentary) to our website this summer. These are perfect if you are starting to research the Mesopotamia Campaign during #FWW or the Iraq Invasion in 2003. Check them out! https://t.co/4cdfz1HZf0

[Dr Margot Tudor @MargotTudor]

Just booked my flights for @europeanisa in Athens! So excited to talk about @warning_archive as well as my new (very slowly developing) paper on humanitarian wrongdoing in past peacekeeping contexts. Can't wait to see everyone ☺️

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Time for our weekly archive recommendation!

From this week in 2003, we have a letter discussing the safety and security of British Secondees in Iraq, specifically Baghdad and Basra.

click the link below for an interesting read!
https://t.co/pGBz1hfRCz

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Happy Friday! New blog post alert!‼️🚨

This week we are discussing awareness of public inquiries, if this piques your interest, then click the link below to check it out!

https://t.co/m66RYSezmZ

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Hope everyone's having a good week! Check out our source from the archive from this week in 2003...

Minute detailing an attack that was carried out on British Troops on 24 June 2003

https://t.co/8n363ga1Uo

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We're speaking in 15 minutes - enough time to find the correct zoom link and make a cup of tea!

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Excited to be presenting some of our research for the WFTA project's 2nd article at @MYBISA tomorrow. We're speaking virtually on the following panel: 13:15 → 14:45 Panel: Populism, Turkey and regional politics (Room 4).

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Reflecting on this week in 2003...

Check out our source, a letter from Sally Keeble to Tony Blair voicing concern regarding how the humanitarian efforts and support were handled during and following the invasion.

https://t.co/9JI0AJCV8T

[Warnings from the Archive @warning_archive]

Excited to be presenting some of our research for the WFTA project's 2nd article at @MYBISA tomorrow. We're speaking virtually on the following panel: 13:15 → 14:45 Panel: Populism, Turkey and regional politics (Room 4).

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As the week draws to a close, it's time for an incoming new blog post!

Take a look at our latest article discussing the Individualisation of State War Crimes:
https://t.co/dHa3MepAZY

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After some mixed weather and relaxing from the Jubilee weekend, take a look at our archival source of the week:

A letter detailing a meeting led by the Tony Blair on 6 June 2003 that discussed issues with the administration in Iraq at the time.

https://t.co/Rf5UcyjOUV

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An accidental admission of guilt? This week we reflect on former U.S. president George W Bush's blunder in his recent speech condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Click the link below to check it out!
https://t.co/d5AUCQs4SY

[Warnings from the Archive @warning_archive]

A lot changed between the First and Second Gulf Wars but Iraq's leadership didn't. Our latest blog discusses why Hussein wasn't removed from power in 1991 and what had changed by 2003 to create the conditions for a change in regime.

Have a read below:
https://t.co/i0gVAGaYHP