Simon Schofield

Deputy Director @HS_Centre; Co-Editor @encyclopediageo; Wordsmith and Leicesterman; Terrorism, WMD, Human Security. Seen/heard BBC I24 F24 #TalesFromTheCRIPT

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. The grave will supply plenty of time for silence." ~ Christopher Hitchens.

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

📷 Will you STOP spying on customers with live facial recognition cameras @asda?

I will no longer shop at #Asda supermarkets if you continue to use this rights-abusive surveillance tech.

#StopAsdaSpying | @BigBrotherWatch

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

@Zagonel85 @RealCynicalFox @TheStudyofWar A wounded/killed ratio of 4:1 is on the low end of average for this kind of conflict. Wounded people can't usually fight, so where is the maths problem here? 70x4 = 280k wounded, so 230k wounded would be a good showing...

[SIPRI @SIPRIorg]

🎧 SIPRI's Vitaly Fedchenko speaks in @Encyclopediageo's most recent podcast episode 'How to steal a nuke' about #nuclear #security.

Listen to the full episode here⬇️
https://t.co/E0AfYloAoN

[Eric Schorr @EJSchorr]

I just drove past where Paul Kessler (z”l) was attacked by anti-Israel Hamas supporters on 11/5 and died as a result of being bludgeoned with a megaphone. Why this literally hits at home for me isn’t just because I’m a Jew but because I am also a father and this spot is minutes from where my daughter learns ballet. It is across the street from where we take her to Barnes and Nobles. Why it hits more acutely is because this is supposed to be a safe place. But it isn’t. The sad reality of our world today is that no place right now is truly safe for Jews.

#JewishLivesMatter

[Encyclopedia Geopolitica @Encyclopediageo]

In this piece, Lucy Holmes examines how Haiti has found itself overrun by armed gangs, devoid of elected representation, and once again facing the apathy of the international order.

#geopolitics #haiti #unitednations #crime #security #intelligence

https://t.co/DOXSec1QGm

[Encyclopedia Geopolitica @Encyclopediageo]

Are you looking for new books to read? Look no further than the 2024 Geopolitical Reading List! In this annual piece, we list books that we think you need to read to understand 2024's geopolitical landscape!
#readinglist #books #geopolitics #intelligence
https://t.co/UY0QdESjhM

[UN Watch @UNWatch]

16-year-old Armita Geravand is now in a coma after being beaten by the morality police of the Islamic regime (which the New York Times said was disbanded). On November 2nd, the Islamic regime will be Chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum. Why, @antonioguterres?

[QalaatM @QalaatM]

Russia facing Wagner insurgency on own territory, but RuAF is still bombing areas out of control of Assad in Syria. Ongoing airstrikes on N. Latakia countryside👇

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

@SheildHuman @njh2005 @thomasjoscelyn Plus Hamas, PIJ, recommend reading Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark's The Exile, documents in detail AQ's relationship with Iran

[Thomas Joscelyn @thomasjoscelyn]

1/ In July 2022, the U.S. killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the global emir of al-Qaeda, in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.N. just released a report saying the "de facto" leader of AQ is now Sayf al-Adl and he's still residing in...Iran.

[Kamil Galeev @kamilkazani]

FYI: When you see Russian elite members "acting mad", be aware they are acting 100% rationally. It's smart to play mad. Mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive, you can:

a) Play the "voice of reason" -> Putin destroys you
b) Play "mad" -> Putin keeps you
c) Keep silence🧵

[Free Balochistan Movement @FreeBaluchMovt]

A Thread:
Balochistan/Baluchistan’s political history in 8 historical maps
These maps will explain how a sovereign country, belonging to one of the ancient nations (the Baloch) of the region was occupied, divided, and wiped out politically by the British Empire and its successors

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

THIS is the graphic that you all need to share today.

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

@andrew_lilico Key benefits of TNWs - area denial, psychological impact, and have the destructive force of many conventional warheads concentrated in one place. If one was used, say along a key route for weapons shipments into UKR, it would cut the supply instantly, nobody would brave it

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

@andrew_lilico Responding is difficult as well. We have already run out of road on sanctions, they're about as tight as we can go. Ukraine isn't under nuclear umbrella and we wouldn't trade London for Kyiv. We could step up arms support, but we're already doing a lot of that.

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

@andrew_lilico Militarily they would give them absolutely an edge, how could they not? Deeply destructive, psychologically devastating and a weapon Ukrainians don't have with which to respond in kind. I think it's a seriously under-rated risk.

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

@kyliefansunited Imagine if they could be solar charged 😍

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

Fun fact for the day, if we wanted to build enough solar farms to power 3,000,000 homes, we would need 60,000 acres. Sounds a lot, but that's 0.1% of UK's total land and 1/11th the amount of land currently used for... golf clubs

[Cameron Smith @CameronSmithUK]

The next PM needs to put Britain’s energy policies on a war footing.

Tax reductions alone won’t cut it.

But combined with targeted financial support and a national energy efficiency campaign, we can combat the winter gas crisis.

My article in @CityAM:

https://t.co/AYCp9Tqv1c

[Simon Schofield @spscho]

@miajankowicz @hosang A fair point to end on, thanks both and have a great day!