Introduction Vagueness of information is an increasing problem in both military and civilian activities. Not only the amount of information in circulation, but the semantic structure and linguistic complexities are challenging the abilities of existing computer systems. Frequently, the actual meaning is lost or distorted. In the military, the need for research and development into […]
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As you are all doubtless aware, today is Europe day, the 63rd anniversary of Robert Schuman’s declaration on the creation of a coal and steel community that was to become the precursor to the current European Union. Everyone knows that, right? That I even pose the question suggests that the answer is not in the […]
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It’s the start of May, so it’s local election time! While others celebrate workers or socialism, the British go out and vote for their councilors. For me, that means a couple of things. Firstly, that I’m likely to be asked into the BBC Surrey studio to discuss ‘what it all means’ (tomorrow at 0705, since […]
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Fighting my prejudices, I went to a seminar about CFSP yesterday. In my defence, I was a) tired and b) knew that both speakers would be well worth it. And indeed they were. Just to be clear, my prejudice is that the EU’s foreign and security policy is much more an object of academic study […]
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I spent yesterday morning watching the funeral of Margaret Thatcher, while sat in a radio studio, commentating for BBC Surrey. My fellow commentator (in a studio in Brighton) was Peter Bruinvels, a former MP and now a Canon. It would be disingenuous of me to say that I enjoyed the event. On the one hand, […]
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On Sunday, accompanied by several friends, I watched the end of the Brighton Marathon. We stood, just before the 42km (roughly 26 mile) marker, cheering on runners who have put in months of hard training to get to that highly emotional stage of the race. At this stage of a marathon, a mixture of haunted […]
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