M.A.D. CAN’T SAVE US NOW.

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged army, cold war, crisis, despot, deterrent, diplomacy, display, Donald Trump, global, Japan, Kim Jong-Un, Korea, MAD, militarism, military, navy, news, North Korea, nuclear, Okinawa, Pacific, Regime, South Korea, strike, threat, trident, uk, US, world.

by Toby Gill

Madness. Or, more precisely, M.A.D.ness. This is the doctrine which has governed foreign policy among major powers for the last half a century: ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ – the idea that the possession of nuclear arms is, in of itself, the ultimate deterrent against aggression from other nuclear armed powers.

It is the reason why the UK is willing to continually bankrupt itself keeping its Trident system running. It is the reason why, in the Cold War, the US and Soviets tolerated one another pouring funding into nuclear missiles, but mutually agreed to ban investment in systems to defend against nuclear missiles, as they were too dangerous. It is the reason why many International Relations experts believe that additional nuclear weapons could actually make the world a safer place. M.A.D. is the key to understanding the ecosystem of superpowers, in the Cold War and beyond.

There is, of course, only one problem – we have no idea whether it really works.

A MEMO TO THE ELECTION

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Inter|national and tagged #GE2017, artivism, arts, Back to the Future, creative, creative critical, creative criticism, creative writing, great scott, jam, jeremy corbyn, Labour, letter, nuclear, pacifist, politics, racism, response, road, socialism, time travel, Tories, trident, vegetarianism, writing, young politics, young vote.

by Hannah Rose

This is a missive from the past (June 3rd) to the future (June 10th). Futures are shady places where the detail is rubbed out; they nearly always keep us in darkness, because we saturate them in too much hope. Perhaps that’s where it all went wrong: we should have shone a finer light between hope and cynicism. In Back To The Future, Marty McFly asks his girlfriend:“What happens to us in the future? Do we become assholes or something?”Continue Reading

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: THE MYTH AND THE PARADOX

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged climate, climate change, climate crisis, david martin, ecology, economics, economy, environment, environmental, environmental sustainability, environmentalism, european committee on international trade, european union, fossil fuels, growth, hinkley point, MEP, molly scott cato, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable growth, trident.

by Olivia Hanks

The graph that emerged recently showing the unprecedented fall in global sea ice coverage was a chilling sight for many. Not, though, for Labour MEP David Martin, author of a European Committee on International Trade document celebrating climate change as creating new opportunities for the economic development of the Arctic”.

The comment, spotted and lambasted by Green MEP Molly Scott Cato, might seem extreme in its suicidal logic: we’re burning down the house, but look, we can use the newly exposed rafters for more firewood!

BRITAIN NEEDS A PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged #greenleadership16, Brexit, british politics, caroline lucas, climate change, electoral reform, EU, EU referendum, Europe, european union, food banks, Green, green leadership, Green Party, greens, hate crime, Jonathan Bartley, Labour, politics, progressive alliance, trident, uk politics, UN, welfare.

by Jonathan Bartley & Caroline Lucas

This week’s House of Commons vote to renew Trident and the scrapping of the Department for Energy and Climate Change are the latest reminders of the scale of the task we face together as progressives.

The future looks far more dangerous and insecure even than it did just a few weeks ago. The UN has found our welfare system seriously wanting. Over a million people still rely on food banks. And hate crime is on the rise.

THE COLD WAR, REHEATED

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged china, cold war, cuban missile crisis, daesh, Eastern Europe, Europe, government, ISIS, Islamic State, karada, middle east, military, NATOUS, Soviet states, Syria, terrorism, theresa may, trident, Trident renewal, United States, violence, war.

by Gunnar Eigener

The Cold War peaked with the Cuban Missile Crisis and ended with the falling of the Berlin Wall. It left scars across the globe, many of which are still felt today. It tore societies apart. It created a feeling of angst and paranoia in those who lived through it. The lack of trust the West and East held for each other hasn’t really gone nor have the players changed that much. For younger generations, it used to be hard to imagine what a time like that must have been like but as this century progresses, but it’s becoming easier.

THE NEW GENERATION – AN INTERVIEW WITH HANNAH CLARE, CO-CHAIR OF THE YOUNG GREENS

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged british politics, climate change, EU, Green Party, greens, inter|national, jeremy corbyn, Labour, natalie bennett, politics, trident, Young Greens.

By Chris Jarvis

Hannah Clare is part of the first wave of ‘new Greens’ in the 21^st century. Preceding the ‘Green surge’ of last year, these are members of the Green party, predominantly young members, who joined up some time following the Iraq war and before 2013. Many were frustrated by the drab political landscape in other parties, and by the seeming betrayal of the parties they might otherwise have supported – first the Labour Party over Iraq and subsequently the Liberal Democrats over tuition fees and the coalition government. They place political emphasis on radical social justice to compliment the strong environmental concerns of the Green Party while simultaneously acknowledging that the systematic and societal oppression of different groups of people is intrinsically linked to other political concerns. They often therefore call for an intersectional approach to tackling political issues. Over the last two years in particular, this generation of Greens has begun to have a more significant influence within the party, proposing and winning policy debates and having increased success in internal elections.

MOMENTUM IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged activism, Britain, british politics, campaign, campaigning, corbyn, demonstration, government, Green Party, inter|national, jeremy corbyn, Labour, labour leadership, labour party, left wing, momentum, politics, Syria, trident.

By Chris Jarvis

I’ve been a member of the Green Party of England and Wales for five and half years, and as such, I’m often criticised for sticking my oar into the internal affairs of other political parties, particularly in relation to my views on the Labour Party and its electoral and political strategies. But when it comes to the Labour Party, I just can’t help myself.

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M.A.D. CAN’T SAVE US NOW.

A MEMO TO THE ELECTION

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: THE MYTH AND THE PARADOX

BRITAIN NEEDS A PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE

THE COLD WAR, REHEATED

THE NEW GENERATION – AN INTERVIEW WITH HANNAH CLARE, CO-CHAIR OF THE YOUNG GREENS

MOMENTUM IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER

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