Roderick Parkes

1861 FIRST ATTEMPT AT CELLULOID ALEXANDER PARKES (1813-1890) Parkes was a British inventor and chemist who played a pivotal role in the development of early plastics. Born in Birmingham, England, he is best known for creating Parkesine, one of the first synthetic plastics, in the 1850s. #AlexanderParkes #Parkesine was a form of #celluloid made from nitrocellulose, which could be molded when heated and retain its shape when cooled, marking a significant step in the history of materials science. Parkes patents his long worked-on plastic-based #cellulose. The word celluloid will be coined by J. W. Hyatt in 1888.

👋 We are saying goodbye to Jan Joel Andersson Jan Joel greatly contributed to the debate on #Eudefence at a pivotal moment, exploring how we build, buy & fund defence capabilities together. Key questions 🇪🇺 leaders are discussing today at #EgmontRetreat.

The #NATOPA was very happy to host the first meeting of the NATO Futures Network , chaired by the Policy Planning Unit in the Office of the @NATO Secretary General, bringing together key stakeholders across the NATO Enterprise who use futures and foresight methods to consider potential future needs, pressures and drivers for the Alliance. During this meeting, participants used to foresight methods to explore what may be needed to develop a whole-of-society approach to defence.

SHADE MED 2024 XIII EDITION "Future challenges in the Mediterranean" @NATO_MARCOM @eu_eeas #Irini #EUdefence #EUNAVFORMED #irini4peace #shademed2024 #CSDP #MARCOM #mediterranean #security

#NATOPAMontreal 🇨🇦 launched an innovative format: thematic discussion panels, where experts, led by a moderator, provide insights and engage in dynamic conversations on pressing global security challenges affecting the #Alliance. Panels of experts provided parliamentarians with critical briefings on: ➡️ Strengthening democratic resilience after a super election year: autocracies vs democracy David Salvo @SecureDemocracy, Laura Thornton @McCainInstitute, Kathleen McINNIS @CSIS, George S. Takach @UofT ➡️ Forming the armed forces of the future @CharlotteDuLan, @DMike_Day, @RoderickParkes ➡️ Meeting the #China challenge @ProfKimball, @VinaNadjibulla, Paul EVANS @UBC ➡️ #NATO and strategic competition in the arctic @WillWJGreaves, Mathieu Bussières @NATO_CCASCOE, @HConleyGMF ➡️ Combatting disinformation: rising up to the challenge @AengusBridgman, @MDohaBesancenot, Saara Jantunen-Paju @FinGovernment, Simon Thibault @UMontreal ➡️ Helping #Ukraine win: #Russia’s war and the future of #euroatlantic security @ProfKimball, @r_stefanchuk, @WilliamBTaylor8, @Postsovietland

Friendly and fruitul meetings with Sir John Lorimer @JGL39559946 Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man and with both Chief Minister Hon Alfred Cannan @alfredcannan and President of Tynwald Hon Laurence David Skelly @laurenceskelly 🇮🇲🇮🇹

Signing the British-German Energy and Climate Partnership with Vice Chancellor Habeck and Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho. We open the door for stronger cooperation on renewable energy, grid interconnections, offshore wind and green hydrogen.

@Andreas__Rinke @NikelRolf Apropos Polen-Expertise: Als Dankeschön für ein IP-Jahresabo schenken wir Ihnen das aktuelle Buch von @NikelRolf „Feinde, Fremde, Freunde: Polen und die Deutschen“. Mehr zum Angebot finden Sie hier: 👉 /4 internationalepolitik.de/de/abo-shop/ja…

How does 🇩🇪 see the world & how does the world see 🇩🇪? In our new podcast #BerlinsideOut, hosts @bctallis & @AaronGBurnett explore the progress, problems & challenges in the face of the country's #Zeitenwende in a changed world. 🗓️ Season 1 starting on September 26 🗓️

"Außenpolitik in der Kritik: Deutschland muss sich neu erfinden" spiegel.de/ausland/aussen… via @derspiegel

There has been speculation about a shift of power eastwards in Europe. In fact, the war has shifted it westwards, to Europe's coastal countries: geostrategy.org.uk/britains-world… @dgapev @ConGeostrategy

“Europe needs leadership, not drama, & is waiting for Berlin to deliver.” – In his commentary for @WarOnTheRocks, our Research Director @RoderickParkes analyzes the 🇩🇪 role in 🇪🇺 decision-making, especially in regard of the 🇷🇺 war of aggression against 🇺🇦. warontherocks.com/2023/05/ending…

At a time of economic angst, it matters how Europe's biggest economy communicates, and with whom. In this analysis for @CSDS_Brussels we highlight 4 problems stemming from Germany's preference to debate itself rather than signal and reassure partners: dgap.org/en/research/pu…

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"We live in times of deep insecurity, & 🇩🇪’s European partners require reassurance, clarity, predictability." In a #PolicyBrief for @CSDS_Brussels, @RoderickParkes sets out a first speculative analysis of 🇩🇪 economic reassurance practices. on.dgap.org/3nxdoAa

We have something for you to read! A new policy brief by @RoderickParkes on Germany, economic security and European integration. Great insights!

Can Germany be a Good Atlanticist? ip-quarterly.com/en/europes-tra… @IPQuarterly

Worth checking out. Ben @bctallis is one of the sharpest analysts around. #StandWithUkraine #ArmUkraineNow

🔓#Germany finally succumbed to pressure and allowed the transfer of #tanks to #Ukraine, but its lack of strategic foreign policy has sapped Berlin of its privileged position in Europe and the world. Read the new, free article by @RoderickParkes. visegradinsight.eu/germany-the-ca…

New piece together with @RoderickParkes and @dschirwon for @IPQuarterly on why Iran is no litmus test for a #FeministForeignPolicy – BUT for the German gov and its readiness to act progressively in the long term. To do so, it should keep a few things in mind: 🧵1/