1980 - The Rt. Hon. Lord Carrington - Interdependence and Revolution: The West in the World Today

In this lecture the Right Honourable Lord Carrington commemorated the 25th anniversary of the first DDMI annual lecture, noting now the question for peace is an ongoing process. He discussed the history and meaning of interdependence, focusing on technological revolution and ideological revolution before comparing the two. He attacked Marxism as a false pseudo-science and used the invasion of Afghanistan as a case study to highlight the nature of interdependence and the role of the West. He called on the West to reduce armaments, deal with North-South inequality, develop coherent nuclear energy strategies, stabilise the international monetary system and break out of inflation, recession and unemployment.