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Arc Browser enhances productivity
Arc Browser offers several features that can enhance productivity: 1. Vertical sidebar for tab management, which makes it easier to organize and navigate...
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Arc Browser enhances productivity
How War Makes States
How War Makes States
The late great sociologist and political scientist Charles Tilly said that ‘war made the state and the state made war’. Fighting and winning wars was, he argued, a crucial part of the story of how modern states built their bureaucratic capacity and their ability to do all the things that we want states to do.  But this so-called ‘bellicist’ account of the origins of state capacity – seeing the modern state as rooted in war – does not go unchallenged. In particular, some critics see it as unduly Euro-centric and that it just doesn't work outside of Europe.  We are joined by Dr Luis Schenoni, who has just been promoted to Associate Professor in International Relations here at the UCL Department of Political Science and who is also Director of our Security Studies Programme. In his new book, due out in July this year, Luis challenges that alternative perspective. He argues that, even in Latin America, the bellicist theory – if properly understood – does a remarkably good job in explaining outcomes.    Mentioned in this episode: • Luis Schenoni. Bringing War Back In. Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America.  (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/bringing-war-back-in/849FF87CA1DC04EDE8657C90F00D9504)   UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/political-science/) offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.
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Why has Keir Starmer cancelled “Levelling Up”? | The New Statesman
Why has Keir Starmer cancelled “Levelling Up”? | The New Statesman
Labour want to distinguish themselves from Boris Johnson's "levelling up". What are they planning instead? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 "If they can get wage growth, that'll be something that they can go to people and say, 'look, we've increased wages' and they will communicate the success of their plan in those terms" Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and Freddie Hayward answer listener questions on Labour's growth strategy. -- During the first few weeks of this new Labour government we’ll continue to bring you daily episodes with the politics team to discuss and analyse the new direction being taken for the country. Subscribe to the New Statesman on YouTube to stay informed. -- The New Statesman podcast is now on YouTube. Anoosh Chakelian and New Statesman colleagues including political editor Andrew Marr discuss the latest in UK politics news, helping you understand the forces shaping British politics today. Watch all the latest episodes of the New Statesman podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSfumUEfFlcKkWutY2eMoOSOXIikSxOil The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr and Anoosh Chakelian - host of the New Statesman podcast - we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 Sign up to Morning Call, the daily UK politics newsletter from the New Statesman: https://morningcall.substack.com Subscribe to the New Statesman from just £1 per week: https://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer
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Germany and Pro-Russian relativism. Why does Germany have so many Russia friendly politicians.
Germany and Pro-Russian relativism. Why does Germany have so many Russia friendly politicians.

A mix of different reasons.

(Social) Media propaganda for decades now.

Economy . we are proud of our industry and we conveniently look away as long as we got cheap Russian raw materials to support that industry. Self-induced ignorance.

East Germany being indoctrinated for four decades with Soviet propaganda.

Harsh economic issues after reunification which are still far from being solved.

A history of shying away from military solutions, because, you know, stuff happened in the past. The military and military spending were always looked on negatively by a large portion of society (often by the left wing, due to historical reasons) and lead to a bite-reflex the moment anyone dares to suggest that Russia could not be friendly or that we need more money to support the armed forces.

Anti-Americanism, because it is cool to run around with a t-shirt with a red star on it.

A long history of labour movements and its interaction with social parties (the SPD is the oldest party in Germany), the communist movement and the glorification of the Russian Revolution against "the capital" and authoritarian governments ... without realizing the bitter irony of todays Russia.

A cultural romanticization of our relationship with the Soviet Union and Russia, dating back into the 19th century.

"Complex situation require complex explanation and complex solutions". The combination of COVID, mass migration, Ukraine War, environmental risk realization, economic woes, poverty growth, rising international tensions, winning right wing movements all over the world and multiple other issues is perhaps one of the most complex situation any government in Europe ever faced ... and even with a highly competent government it would be very hard to bring people away from "easy explanation, easy solution" which is so often promised, but never delivered, from populistic movements. And this government is not very competent, especially at communicating.

And of course: between being "pro-Russia" and "against weapon delivery / for target restrictions" is still a fine line.

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Germany and Pro-Russian relativism. Why does Germany have so many Russia friendly politicians.