The Wars of 9/11 – POSTPONED UNTIL A FUTURE DATE DUE TO PANDEMIC

by General Sir Robert Fry

Tuesday 29 September 2020
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The wars that started in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks represented a complete break with the classical strategic traditions of the previous 200 years. Their conduct proved divisive and inconclusive and leave a legacy that includes militant jihadism, confessional war within Islam and the accelerated failure of the West. They are the events that have defined the time in which we live.

Sir Robert Fry is a Sherborne resident and former Royal Marine. He was Director of Operations in the MoD 2003 – 6, deputy commander of coalition forces in Iraq in 2006 and a subsequent witness to the Chilcott Inquiry. After military service he became a Vice President of Hewlett Packard and chair of a number of companies. He has held visiting posts at Oxford & Reading Universities and remains a visiting professor at King’s College, London. He has written extensively on strategic issues and was an early trustee of Help for Heroes.

More Upcoming Talks

Talks are held in the Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, starting at 8pm.

Complimentary tea and coffee are available from 7.15pm.

13 Oct
2020

Marie Stopes: Her Life and Times 1880-1958 – POSTPONED UNTIL A FUTURE DATE DUE TO PANDEMIC

by David Carter

Tuesday 13 October 2020
Marie Stopes known as a birth control pioneer was also a respected paleobotanist and Portland Museum’s founder and first curator.
27 Oct
2020

Creating a ‘Usable’ Past: The Legacy of the 1917 Revolution in Modern Russia – POSTPONED UNTIL A FUTURE DATE DUE TO PANDEMIC

by Dr Matthew Rendle

Tuesday 27 October 2020
This talk explores how Putin’s Russia has attempted a delicate balancing act whilst commemorating the centenary of the 1917 Revolution.