Get a unified European defence

That might generate the European defence research policy, which would have a huge impact on whatever we do. It is comparable to the impact of the UN. That is in a sense a positive wild card.

UK media was controlled by Russians, or operators from other ...

If a sensitive election is coming up, certain issues can be distorted for many reasons. In the UK, the media, particularly newspapers and television, have a very strong influence on attitudes in society, and those involved in t...

Rich sourcing work

One of the interesting things about this is it made possible by some of the same tools that make outsourcing and democratization of innovation work. The fact that you are a billionaire but you are using many of the fundamental...

Radical Transparency by Wikileaks

How do we begin to make sense of Wikileaks, the Internet-based organization that publishes the secrets of governments and companies? What Wikileaks is, and whether it is good or bad for civil society, has become disputed terrai...

One all inclusive Science ministry set up in the EU

A single EU body is established for Science policy. This is exclusive of bottom up research as high level politicians shape the research agenda. Researchers 'fall out of love' with science and become disillusioned with research...

Saudi-Arabia’s oil reserves get suddenly destroyed

New political group takes over Saudi-Arabia and decides to destroy its oil reserves due to religios and political reasons.

Major EU state elects neo fascist leader

The existence of political parties with far-right agendas is not a new feature in European politics. So what is really ‘wild’ or surprising in this event is the achievement of sufficient political dominance for a major EU s...

Cessation of Xinjiang and Tibet and the breakdown of China

The cessation of Xinjiang and Tibet causes the breakdown of China