Archbishop Runcie on the Just War

Title

Archbishop Runcie on the Just War

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:05:27

Description

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, on the concept of the Just War in the context of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. United Nations sanctions against Iraq must be given time to work. Yet, he says, it would be foolish to rule out the use of force.

Contributors

Robert Runcie

Keywords

Religion; UK; Archbishops; International relations; UN; Economic sanctions; Ethics; Christianity; War (concept); Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991)

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