How America could descend into civil war
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The prospect of internal conflict, as depicted in Alex Garland’s new film ‘Civil War’, is no longer regarded as an impossibility in America. With millions of guns in circulation, militia membership on the rise, and citizens relocating along ideological lines, could the US descend into a new civil war?
Guests:
- Sarah Baxter, Director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting.
- Barbara F Walter, Rohr Professor of International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California in San Diego.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Civil War © 2024, A24 / Entertainment Film Distributors, Director Alex Garland, The Telegraph, The Washington Post, The Evening Standard, CNN, The Independent, CBC News.
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