Contested Frontiers

Disputed domains creating volatility in related assets, offering high-risk, high-reward opportunities for frontier market investors.

Runway‐Free Airpower: Shield AI's X‐BAT Jets Rewrite High‐End Deterrence

Nov 7, 2025

Autonomy now flies where runways cannot reach.

Orbital Alarm Bell: Germany's Defence Minister Exposes Russia's Space Shadowing

Nov 5, 2025

Outer‐space is no longer a backdrop. It’s a contested theatre.

The Sovereignty Infrastructure Europe Never Built

Oct 17, 2025

Without credible sovereignty infrastructure, civic trust in European integration cannot hold.

Civic Trust: Democracy's Hidden Infrastructure

Oct 16, 2025

Pluralism strengthens democracy only if civic trust holds.

Fibre-Optic Drones: Glass Threads of Resilient Sovereignty

Oct 10, 2025

Tethered drones redefine battlefield control, embedding resilience in physical infrastructure.

CV90: From Sensor to Shooter

Oct 8, 2025

CV90 becomes a forward node in sensor-command-fire loops.

Japan's Subsea Cable Dilemma

Oct 7, 2025

A chokepoint between resilience and sabotage

Illegal Immigration as a Sovereignty Breach

Oct 6, 2025

Borders are not lines but filters of power.

Orbital Vigilance: Australia Activates Deep-Space Radar for AUKUS

Sep 10, 2025

Surveillance at orbital scale is now a deterrence asset.

Control the Terrain of Decision

Sep 4, 2025

Victory belongs to those who shape the battlespace of choice.

Holding the Unseen High Ground

Sep 3, 2025

The most decisive positions are often the ones no one realises are contested.

GNSS Jamming on Sounding Rocket Flights in Northern Europe

Sep 2, 2025

Signal denial beyond the ground, above 22 km.

Rare Earth Revolutions: Redrawing Resource Geography

Aug 28, 2025

Critical minerals are now the frontline of strategic competition.

DePIN Goes Dark

Aug 22, 2025

Some infrastructures are built in the open. Others are planted like seeds

Taiwan’s Cable Calculus

Aug 21, 2025

Subsea cables are chokepoints of sovereignty

The Sixth Field: Launch Dispatch

Aug 18, 2025

Operational briefings for a contested age