Europe’s Orbital Cloud: Who Will Build the Business?

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and their partners have studied how Europe could build data centres in orbit. Turning that architecture into a commercial service requires committed customers, credible financing and an operator willing to carry the risk. Who will build the business?

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The Industrial War

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Modern wars are no longer sustained by military force alone. Behind every battlefield lies an industrial ecosystem of factories, energy, raw materials, semiconductors and skilled labour. The Industrial War explores why production capacity has become a defining element of strategic resilience.

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Can Europe Afford to Lose Airbus?

Friday, July 24, 2026

Airbus represents far more than an aerospace company. It embodies decades of accumulated industrial capability, engineering expertise and institutional cooperation, raising a broader question: which strategic capabilities can Europe no longer afford to lose?

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The Chokepoint Economy

Thursday, March 26, 2026
a body of water next to the ocean

Global trade appears fluid and resilient, but depends on a handful of narrow chokepoints. The Strait of Hormuz reveals how energy, logistics and geopolitics converge — and how fragile a system becomes when continuity is assumed rather than secured.

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Europe’s New Transport Corridors

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Transport corridors are reshaping Europe’s economic geography. As global supply chains evolve and geopolitical competition intensifies, ports, railways and logistics networks are becoming strategic infrastructure that determines how trade flows, industries develop and markets remain connected.

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