In the Blind Spot (Netherlands, Syria, Twitter)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska (IK) and Dario Garcia Giner (DGG). Economics, markets and finance: China’s June forex reserves fall more than expected to $3.071 tn. The Daily Mail’s Ruth Sutherland notes many British employers are facing increasing difficulties in filling vacancies. Ruth points to increasing numbers of […]
Spotlight on: The EU as a revived medieval empire
When Boris Johnson cheekily suggested this week that Emmanuel Macron’s European Political Community proposal would allow for the creation of a modern Roman Empire he missed one crucial thing. We have already rebuilt a Roman Empire in Europe – it’s just not the Roman Empire you’re thinking of. It is instead the Holy Roman Empire […]
Excerpt: The rise of counter-satellite-detection services
This is a free excerpt from our deep dive into the mass-market satellite industry, first published on June 19, 2022. Having reviewed who the main players in the field are and their business models, we delve into the unintended consequences of the mass market access they are advancing. The emergence of a counter-detection industry For […]
Spotlight on mass-market satellite access
When a snapshot of a mirrored monolith was posted by state biologists conducting a survey on local bighorn sheep in November 2020, it ignited what would soon become one of the most intensive open-source pursuits for topological intelligence the world has ever seen. Within hours, thousands of amateur sleuths were dissecting the image (which was […]
In the Blind Spot (Anti-fragmentation, NATO, crypto)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska (IK) and Dario Garcia Giner (DGG). Markets, finance, economics etc… The Fed decision was anything but a Volcker shock. Basel committee goes knee-deep into overseeing climate-related financial risk. The Tesla Hype Complex. What exactly is the ECB’s anti-fragmentation instrument? The Blind Spot will […]