A New World Order
Nigel Inkster
About the Course
The war in Ukraine poses a major challenge to our global world order, and represents a battle for ideological supremacy. Where has this growing instability come from? And what has made it possible? Join Nigel Inkster, who argues that technological progress is both a driver and enabler in Russia and China’s quest to establish a new world order.
Part 1: How the Existing World Order Came About
How is modern Britain shaped by the legacy of the British Empire? How has the Cold War influenced our current world order?
Part 2: The Drivers for Change
How is the battle for technological supremacy influencing the war in Ukraine, and the global world order? Is technology a threat to democracy? Should the west be more concerned about China’s drive for technological supremacy, or vice versa?
About the Instructor
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Nigel Inkster
Former director of operations and intelligence for the British Secret Intelligence Service, currently the Director of Geopolitical and Intelligence Analysis at Enodo Economics and senior advisor to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Nigel’s book “The Great Decoupling: China, America and the Struggle for Technological Supremacy” will be published in December 2020
Course Syllabus
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Part One: How the Existing World Order Came AboutHow is modern Britain shaped by the legacy of the British Empire? How has the Cold War influenced our current world order?
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Part Two: The Drivers for ChangeHow is the battle for technological supremacy influencing the war in Ukraine, and the global world order? Is technology a threat to democracy? Should the west be more concerned about China’s drive for technological supremacy, or vice versa?
