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Zelensky says a destructive drone arms race looms – but dystopia isn’t inevitable

Zelensky says a destructive drone arms race looms – but dystopia isn’t inevitable

The new age of drones and AI may be terrifying, but there are reasons for thinking the dystopian possibilities of future war will be contained.

25.09.2025 2

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Mark Lacy

Will politicians and terrorist leaders live forever in the age of AI?

Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the Hamas militant organisation, was killed by the Israeli military in the south Gazan city of Rafah in October...

19.11.2024 2

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Mark Lacy

Threads: the harrowing 1984 BBC docudrama is back on our screens – scary but appropriate viewing for our uncertain times

Threads – the horrific film made by the BBC in 1984 depicting the impact of a nuclear war on a city in the north of England – was recently made...

16.10.2024 3

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Mark Lacy

Lebanon pager attacks: the weaponisation of everything has begun

The attacks on pagers and walkie talkies (and possibly even solar panels) in Lebanon is one of those events that many have speculated was on the...

19.09.2024 1

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Mark Lacy