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Rethinking Deterrence for a Disrupted World - Martin Connell

2.6K views · 2d ago · 45:00

Guest: Martin Connell

The unipolar world of American military dominance, which characterised the relatively stable 35-year post-Cold War period, is now well and truly over. This lecture reveals how nation states face a series of geostrategic shifts and challenges, combined with rapid technological change.

Topics: // Rethinking Deterrence for a Disrupted World · // Cold War Lessons from a Royal Navy Lynx Pilot · // The Peace Dividend and a Shrinking Royal Navy · // New Alliances in a Multipolar World · // Why Trident Still Matters · // Will Technology Make Submarines Obsolete?

Shakespearean England and Views of the Irish Language - Mícheál Ó Mainnín

48K views · 5d ago · 45:50

The Irish language has been associated with politicisation and conflict, particularly in the context of contemporary Northern Ireland identity politics. However, debates around the language extend much further back in time and some key elements of the discourse may be traced to the sixteenth century in particular.

Topics: // Introduction: Language, Politics & Conflict · // Classical Gaelic & the Gaelic World · // Anglicisation & the Gaelic Poets’ Response · // Béarla: How Irish Named the English Language · // Shakespeare’s England & Attitudes to English · // Henry V: Ireland, Macmorris & the Four Nations

The Gods of Ancient Greece | Gresham College Podcast with Prof Melissa Lane and Prof Ronald Hutton

32K views · 1w ago · 48:07

Guest: Prof Melissa Lane

This episode of the Gresham College Podcast features a conversation between two Gresham Professors: Melissa Lane, Gresham Professor of Rhetoric and Ronald Hutton, Gresham Professor of Divinity. Together they explore the gods of ancient Greece: where deities come from, why the same god could have several different parents, stories and personalities, and why the Greeks never expected their gods to be good.