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"Technologically sovereign" means that a country is able to get the technologies it needs to achieve it's goals either internally or through alliances that don'
by elil17 4y ago
"Technologically sovereign" means that a country is able to get the technologies it needs to achieve it's goals either internally or through alliances that don't create a "one-sided structural dependency." [1]
Saying that the UK isn't technologically sovereign is essentially saying that the UK has an undersized technology sector and doesn't have enough power to import effectively. On the flip side, you could view it as meaning that the UK has outsized geopolitical and economic ambitions given its size and technological capabilities.
[1]: https://olc.worldbank.org/system/files/Webinar%201-4_Presentation_Edler.pdf https://olc.worldbank.org/system/files/Webinar%201-4_Present...
- eternalban 4y agoFlip side is more compelling. I don't think loss of empire is an easy pill and takes generations to process. Different cultures cope differently. Would be interesting to hear from Turks (Ottoman) on this. Russians clearly are still not over their loss of standing. I remember scenes from BBC's spy shows (Smiley stuff) where old IC hands (recruited from elite colleges) lament and make ironic comments. British Empire was a big deal. Can you imagine the shock of dropping from that height? And you know, the brits have one quality that has always impressed me: they are irrepressible. They just don't give up. Really admire that. p.s. this is the moment of realization. You can see it on his face, sitting on his '[shorter] chair'. location is Tehran, Iran, 1943: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Tehran_Conference%2C_1943.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Tehran_C...