Thinking Class #112 - Firas Modad - Britain Is Losing Control At Home and Abroad: Demographics, Sovereignty, And Power
Firas Modad is an analyst and political economist focused on the Middle East and global geopolitics. He runs his own consultancy, Modad Geopolitics, helping companies and investors understand the commercial impact of political, economic, and security risks they face. Firas Modad is a host on Podcast of the LotusEaters.
Firas examines how Britain’s security is being quietly undermined at home and abroad, and why so few in the political class are willing to confront the scale of the problem.
In this conversation, we think out loud about:
- Britain’s internal security and the risks of social balkanisation
- The emergence of tiered citizenship and the limits of multicultural governance
- Whether remigration is politically or morally conceivable
- Britain’s relationship with the United States in an era of shifting power
- Whether a sovereign Britain can meaningfully escape the EU’s orbit
- China, offshoring, and the long-term consequences of deindustrialisation
- The Middle East, Iran, and the possibility of a rising Islamic imperial order
- Why some global crises provoke moral outrage in Britain while others are met with silence
- What Firas has changed his mind about during his life and why
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About Thinking Class:
Thinking Class is a long-form interview podcast exploring the cultural, historical, and moral forces shaping England, Britain, and the wider Western world.
Hosted by John Gillam, the show features serious conversations with historians, academics, and independent thinkers.
Thinking Class is concerned with discovering long-term patterns over headlines and hot-takes. Expect historically-grounded analysis on matters of national character, institutions, demography, belief, and political legitimacy.
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