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Britain’s decision to rip out Huawei kit from our mobile network by 2027 has set the Government on a collision course with China. Who forced this decision: Washington, the security establishment or the Government’s own backbenchers? And what does this change of posture towards a powerful trading nation mean for Brexit? The BBC’s Security Correspondent Gordon Corera joins us to discuss the tension between London and Beijing plus the detail Britain’s Integrated Security and Defence Review. And how does Russia fit in to a new Tech Cold War?
“You can have the best decision-making architecture in the world – but it doesn’t mean you’ll make good decisions.” – Alex Thomas
“Putin sees the end of the Soviet Union as a humiliation and he sees weakening the West as a goal.” – Gordon Corera
“We’re in a world where the UK is being forced to choose between geopolitical alliances.” – Alex Thomas
Presented by Bronwen Maddox with the IfG’s Alex Thomas, Cath Haddon and Alex Nice. Audio production by Robin Leeburn.
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Britain’s decision to rip out Huawei kit from our mobile network by 2027 has set the Government on a collision course with China. Who forced this decision: Washington, the security establishment or the Government’s own backbenchers? And what does this change of posture towards a powerful trading nation mean for Brexit? The BBC’s Security Correspondent Gordon Corera joins us to discuss the tension between London and Beijing plus the detail Britain’s Integrated Security and Defence Review. And how does Russia fit in to a new Tech Cold War?
“You can have the best decision-making architecture in the world – but it doesn’t mean you’ll make good decisions.” – Alex Thomas
“Putin sees the end of the Soviet Union as a humiliation and he sees weakening the West as a goal.” – Gordon Corera
“We’re in a world where the UK is being forced to choose between geopolitical alliances.” – Alex Thomas
Presented by Bronwen Maddox with the IfG’s Alex Thomas, Cath Haddon and Alex Nice. Audio production by Robin Leeburn.
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