Category Archives: Coffee Break

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Missile Defense Pretense

Our warfare focused Coffee Break: The impossible dream of a national missile shield and the implications for Trump’s Golden Dome

Coffee Break: Across the Pond – Even the Best Laid EU Plans…

The EU plan to borrow €800 Billion for defense was rejected by the Dutch Parliament. In particular, they objected to the fact that the money will be borrowed by the EU and the more fiscally responsible countries (mainly in the northern states of the Union) would end up paying for it.

Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising

Today’s Coffee Break: Scientific research on chronic and infectious disease in jeopardy; recent advances in evolutionary biology

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Last Dreadnoughts

Our warfare focused Coffee Break: The rise and likely fall of the aircraft carrier as the dominant capital ship in naval warfare.

Coffee Break: Across the Pond – Europe on the Brink

Europe prepares for war as the democratic deficit grows wider

Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising

Today’s Coffee Break: Research universities and science advances at risk, along with healthcare. And is AI for the artificially intelligent?

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Rise of the Drones

Our warfare-focused Coffee Break: Drone technology’s dramatic impact on current warfare, its rapid evolution, and the danger of its unrestricted development