His research addresses universal patterns in modern war, the Dirty War Index and civilian casualties in the Iraq conflict.
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Truth and death in Iraq under sanctions
Article first published online: 8 JUL 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2010.00437.x
© 2010 The Royal Statistical Society
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Spagat, M. (2010), Truth and death in Iraq under sanctions. Significance, 7: 116–120. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2010.00437.x
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- Issue published online: 8 JUL 2010
- Article first published online: 8 JUL 2010
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Sanctions applied against Saddam Hussein's Iraq “caused 500 000 children to die”. The figure, and the causation, is quoted by politicians and pressure groups. Is it justified, or were the statistics manipulated by one of the nastiest regimes on earth?Michael Spagat looks at the evidence.
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