IOP Pritzker Fellow Dan Caldwell on "'Four or Five People in a Phone Booth': Why So Few
People Spoke Out Against the Iraq War"

THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY

Wednesday, October 15

12:30-1:45pm

The Iraq War is one of the worst foreign policy disasters in American history. Yet, at the time, there was very little organized opposition to the war within the D.C. foreign policy community when it began. How did professional incentives, social pressure, and relentless assaults on the patriotism of Iraq War opponents lead to that broad support of the war? How did the fallout discredit the foreign policy establishment in D.C. and open the door for new voices by the time Trump took power?

Special Guest: Christopher Preble, Senior Fellow and Director of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center & Co-Host of the “Net Assessment” Podcast

Suggested Reading:

• The International Relations Academy and the Beltway “Foreign Policy Community” – Why The Disconnect? (9-22-2009) | Justin Logan, Cato Institute

•  Unpatriotic Conservatives (3-25-2003) | David Frum, National Review

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ella Kumano-Maloney (ikmaloney@uchicago.edu).