Andy Scollick
Dystopia isn't in the future. Dystopia is now.
PhD sustainability, complex adaptive systems theory | interactions between defence, security, climate, energy | former strategic defence planner, adviser to Ukraine's military | environmentalist
- Reposted by Andy ScollickCutting methane emissions fast is the best way to avoid reaching dangerous climate tipping points. Our latest report outlines a cross sector plan to cut UK methane emissions soon and lead on this global emergency brake on climate change. Read ➡️ buff.ly/mKHhXaz 🧵1/6
- Reposted by Andy ScollickFrom ACLED: An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in April 2025.
- Shopping mall in dystopia.
- That's the scary bit: imagining future scenarios based on rational extrapolation of current trends and events. It's enough to make even professional systems 'trajectory artists' weep. (I'm thinking of starting a self-help group for freaked out strategic planners, including of the defence variety.)
- Reposted by Andy Scollick❗️If Putin comes to Istanbul, the result of the meeting should be a ceasefire and an exchange of all prisoners, - Zelensky for Liberation. ▪️Putin and I cannot agree on everything right now, it is impossible. But we must find a format for ending the war;
- Reposted by Andy ScollickSo, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need? Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law? This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.
- Reposted by Andy ScollickThe UK and EU should seize the opportunity to rake up some of the embers of the Brexit bonfire and lock in tighter institutional cooperation before resurging isolationist populism has an opportunity to reassert itself in UK politics.
- In today’s fragmenting world, operationalising flexible cooperation in security and defence is best served by creating formal structures and following agreed procedures. @stevenblockmans.bsky.social sees the first EU-UK Summit as a chance to rebuild trust and move beyond the legacy of Brexit.
- Reposted by Andy ScollickWestern governments and military institutions face an array of contemporary warfighting challenges which require rapid solutions. It comprises an intellectual deficit in our military institutions. What are they, and how might they be addressed? 1/7 (Image: @DefenceU)
- Reposted by Andy ScollickUnexpected - EU companies increasingly aligned with climate action “Those vocally organising to oppose the energy transition achieve outsized importance across public debate. However, there is a larger, quieter majority that are supportive of decarbonisation” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Andy Scollick12 easy ideas to protect your garden in the hot dry spell www.wildway.info/p/gardening-...
