In an installment of fiction becoming fact, I was fascinated by a recent report that scientists have found underground caves […]
International Affairs
Things You Should Know But Don’t: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Posted July 8, 2024 Written by Claire
On June 25, after a 53-day mission, China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft returned to Earth with five pounds of rocks and […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: The Future of Killer Robots
Posted April 24, 2023 Written by Claire
Can laws keep up with the rapid advances in technology and artificial intelligence (AI)? This is something that most nations […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: China in the Sky
Posted February 20, 2023 Written by Claire
As a novelist, I sometimes enjoy reading the diatribes of conspiracy theorists. They’re often great grist to conjure up fictional […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: Responsible Behavior in Space
Posted April 25, 2022 Written by Claire
Time and time again, the advancements made in technology have been applied in warfare to increase efficiency and get an […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: One Pixel Away
Posted March 28, 2022 Written by Claire
A chilling statement in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists presents yet another example of the dangers of pursuing technology […]
Tigers, Bears and Prey: Updates to the Chinese-Russian Alliance
Posted February 14, 2022 Written by Claire
In past blogs, I’ve written about the ramifications of the International Space Station’s scheduled decommissioning in 2031 when it will […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: China’s Investment in Africa
Posted January 31, 2022 Written by Claire
A comment in The Economist on January 7, 2022 caught my eye. It read, “An airstrike on a UN refugee […]
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