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Mark Lacy
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Working at Lancaster University on FutureWar, SciFi, Ai, environmental insecurity : https://www.routledge.com/Theorising-Future-Conflict-War-Out-to-2049/Lacy/p/book/9781032113654?srsltid=AfmBOoojcONSjmB7ZYHc1fke5L7jTLmM65uOi99Ir4kqcxMX6rDZFGo4
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · 3d
Sunday with the new @claypipemusic.bsky.social …
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · 10d
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Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world
Design was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · 12d
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Risk of AI bioweapons laid bare by flaw in security software, scientists warn
Researchers find vulnerability in screening that guards access to dangerous genetic material
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · 13d
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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.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 19d
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.
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.
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Gerard Toal @critgeopolitics.bsky.social · 20d
Europe is in a moment of runaway geopoliticization. There are clear dangers in this, from misattribution to empowering private attention enterpreneurs to feel they can become geopolitical actors.

Hybrid warfare is a dangerously loose concept.

Yet not completely wrong...

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Drone attacks leave Denmark exposed - and searching for response
In an era of hybrid warfare, there is a sense of embarrassment that Denmark's critical infrastructure has become vulnerable.
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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 22d
AI offers significant potential to enhance predictive and training functions in wargaming, but harnessing it will require investment in significant human capabilities in the loop, writes Robert Tollast.
The Promises and Pitfalls of AI in Wargaming
AI offers significant potential to enhance predictive and training functions in wargaming, but harnessing it will require investment in significant human capabilities in the loop
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 29d
Japan set to make subsea cables a national security issue with support for new fleet on.ft.com/3Ie6tqk
Japan set to make subsea cables a national security issue with support for new fleet
Subsidies planned for country’s leading undersea cable provider to buy ships as demand grows for more data links to power AI
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · 29d
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · Sep 14
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AI-controlled drone swarms set to transform combat on battlefield
The latest iteration of flying robot warfare, unmanned weapons co-ordinate to overwhelm enemy defences
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Sep 8
Europe won’t deter Russia with a shield that can’t hold.
Denial Won’t Do: Europe Needs a Punishment-Based Conventional Counterstrike Strategy
Explosions over Kyiv and other Ukrainian population centers are daily reminders that Russia’s missiles can reach deep and strike hard. Beyond the
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · Sep 8
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What’s the Deal with U.F.O.s?
Scientists consider whether we’ve been visited by aliens or their technology.
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · Sep 6
After reading those chapters I can’t wait to continue reading…and it’s so vivid and funny it might make an enjoyable transreal Netflix rom com about grief and aging….but let’s see where the story goes….looking forward to October…
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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · Sep 5
🚨New First View Article🚨

"Revisiting the ‘darker side’ of democratic peace: Morgenthau, reflexivity, and the role of scholars in times of deception " by Haro L. Karkour is now available #OpenAccess!

Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/opUf9Cq
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Sep 3
Lasers, hypersonic missiles and the ‘nuclear triad’: China flexes its military muscle on.ft.com/4p3YE7d
Lasers, hypersonic missiles and the ‘nuclear triad’: China flexes its military muscle
Xi Jinping presided over a parade showcasing the latest weaponry in Beijing’s arsenal
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · Sep 2
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How AI models can optimise for malice
Researchers have discovered an alarming new phenomenon they are calling ‘emergent misalignment’
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Sep 1
Rivals are already using gaming to train for war. Is America keeping pace?
Military Gaming to Stay Ahead, But Not the Kind You Think
Over nearly 40 years in uniform, I saw war shift from the massed battles we braced for in the Cold War, to pinpoint strikes on terrorists, and now to a
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · Sep 1
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Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference
Officials suspect jamming operation forced jet carrying European Commission president to land in Bulgaria using paper maps
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Aug 28
For centuries, oceans shielded the continental United States. New drone tactics suggest that sanctuary may be eroding.
Spectacular Drone Strikes and the Future Sanctuary of the U.S. Homeland - War on the Rocks
How vulnerable is the continental United States to drone attack? Could a wily adversary cause vast destruction of military assets on U.S. soil at a
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Aug 27
The science works. The real test is whether U.S. factories can keep up.
Golden Dome’s Gamble: Can Industry Move Fast Enough to Matter? - War on the Rocks
In 2019, China's military showcased a hypersonic ballistic missile reportedly capable of breaching existing anti-missile shields. The question facing U.S.
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Aug 27
Who’s really carrying the fight for Russia in Ukraine?
Inside Russia’s Shadow Military Sustaining the War - War on the Rocks
“The Nevsky Battalion is accepting volunteers.” This recruitment ad appeared on Russian social media in summer 2025 and is hardly a one-off. Swap out
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · Aug 25
I think a bundle option with an art print of the cover/other art you created alongside the book could be popular…
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 24
The race to stop mirror organisms on.ft.com/465fQS7 | opinion
The race to stop mirror organisms
If created, these versions of the building blocks of life could lead to environmental and ecological disaster
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Mark Lacy @mark73.bsky.social · Aug 23
Pre-order?
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · Aug 12
Three operations. Three nations. One trend: warfare as spectacle. warontherocks.com/20...
Is Warfare Becoming More Performative? - War on the Rocks
In the span of three weeks this June, the world witnessed three extraordinary military operations: Ukraine’s decimation of Russia’s strategic bomber
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