Category: Politics & Political Science
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Welcome To The World of Tomorrow
France has just joined the growing list of Western governments that have suffered cyber attacks. Over the last several weeks the USA, UK and German governments have all been attacked in a similar way by cyber saboteurs trying to test information technology defenses. “We have indications that our information systems were the object of attacks,…
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A Sobering Thought
Posted on Defense and the National Interest are August 2007 Coalition/NATO Dead In Iraq and Afghanistan, over 120. Over the last 12 months alone that brings the figure to 1,396. I will make a point of trying to keep this updated. Many may debate the reasons why they are out there, but that does not…
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Back On The Block
Just back from a brief trip to where I spent most summers growing up. Staying with family and generally having a relaxing and fun time. It was also my first opportunity to drive on the roads in the UK for some time. Almost all my previous trips over the last few years there was no…
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Better Late Then Never (Original Posting 29th July 2007)
On 25th July 2007 the UK government announced they are providing funding for the purchase of 2 new aircraft carriers, the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which are expected to launch in 2012 and 2015 respectively, with in service dates of 2014 and 2016. The new design, refered to as CVF (or…
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Is a Social Europe What Citizens Want? (Original Posting 3rd July 2007)
Guess what? We do! This is a new topic under current discussion within the EU. After attending the latest Forum on Europe meeting in Dublin Castle last Thursday (28th June) I got to hear all about what we citizens of Europe want. Or that seems to be the initial findings of this intensive debate that…
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EU Constitution – RELOADED (Original Posting 26th June 2007)
So the “amended treaty” which was agreed last week IS NOT an EU Constitution because it makes no reference to things like an anthem, flag…basically anything that makes the EU look like an “United States of Europe”. So since it is just a treaty designed to tidy up existing legislation then we have no need…
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Big IS Better! (Original Posting 22nd June 2007)
Australia has announced it is re-joining the “aircraft carrier” club! The Prime Minister has, on Wednesday 20th June 2007, signed a contract to purchase 2 of Spain’s new Buque de Proyección Estratégica class (or Ship of Strategic Projection), these are also commonly known by the abbreviations LL. Australia retired their last aircraft carrier in 1982.…
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Politics, UK (Original Posting 3rd May 2007)
So it has begun… The coffee is brewing in the background and I am stocking up supplies of food around me, NO not the nuclear winter…the results of the local elections are being released across the UK. So by 6am all the results should be in and I will fall into bed. Until then it…
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The UK & Trident, An Explosive Relationship (Original Posting 26th March 2007)
I just want to put forward a few thoughts with regards to trident and the intention to renew it. I can not say with complete conviction that taking the UK’s nuclear deterrent off the table is the best thing for the UK! Though there is some room for movement. I would put forward a different…
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When Is a Civil War a Civil War? (Original Posting 26th March 2007)
Here are some things to consider. There is no clear threshold to distinguish terrorism or low-level political strife from civil war. Yet, Political Scientists use the figure of 1,000 deaths to distinguish one from the other. Though some amend this to at least 1,000 deaths a year. Now considering these figures, since World War 2…
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