Politics at Lunchtime
Our popular Politics at Lunchtime courses offer short classes discussing issues of local, national and international politics. Be informed and stay informed with WEA.
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Henry Kissinger - Portrait In Power
<p>Kissinger’s name has been synonymous with American foreign policy for over 50 years. He believed in the “American global mission” which involved dominating (perceived) enemies from within and
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Naming and Shaming - the Politics and the Law
<p>Imagine if you were falsely accused of shoplifting and your friends, family and employer found out about the accusation. Your life would be badly damaged, and for a worse crime, ruined. In
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Two "Gates" - Two Case Studies in the Abuses of Power
<p>Watergate 1972-1974 USA and Partygate UK 2020-2022 have much in common. Richard Nixon was the first American President to resign in 1974 after he could no longer sustain the fallout from the
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The Spies Who Stole the Secrets of Oppenheimer's Bomb
<p>By the end of World War II, Stalin's spies had delivered the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Kremlin. This accelerated Moscow's bomb project. When the Soviets detonated their first atomic weapon
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