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The Us-Uk Nuclear Relationship: Not Just A Measure For The Cold War, David Kahan
The Us-Uk Nuclear Relationship: Not Just A Measure For The Cold War, David Kahan
CMC Senior Theses
In 1958 the United States and United Kingdom signed the Mutual Defense Agreement which allowed the two countries to share information and technology concerning nuclear weapons. This paper examines the history of this agreement and the Polaris and Trident Sales agreements which followed. The main focus of the paper is the motivating interests of both countries to maintain these agreements today.
The Rise Of The Far Right: Explaining Popularity And Potential Influence, Vanessa Rosato
The Rise Of The Far Right: Explaining Popularity And Potential Influence, Vanessa Rosato
Scripps Senior Theses
The 2016 election cycle has shown a dramatic radicalization of the right, featuring elements such as out-group demonization, law and order rhetoric, and populist strategies that have not been so prevalent in the US since the rise of Nixon’s Silent Majority in the 1970s. The UK has experienced a similar ideological shift, though its emergence has perhaps not been so notoriously outspoken. All the same, the fervent anti-statist and anti-elitist narrative employed by the Leave Campaign is starkly similar to language historically associated with the populist rhetoric of the Far Right. Drawing on analyses of economic, socio-cultural, and geopolitical trends …