For Europe, the war in Ukraine should be a wake-up call: private European companies basically play almost no role when compared with big American tech giants
Ulrike Franke comments on the involvement of tech companies in the war in Ukraine, analyzing its implications
In the last few months, Ukrainian political leaders significantly increased communication efforts with their counterparts from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and South-east Asia
Dmytro Kryvosheiev comments on relations between Ukraine and the Global South in the context of peace talks in Saudi Arabia on the war
Nevertheless, the use of drones in Ukraine is special. Never before have so many drones been used in a military conflict.
In this interview, Ulrike Franke talks about technology and tactics in the new military drone world, especially the use of mega drones in the war in Ukraine
This would be rather embarrassing for Russia’s air defences. If a drone has been in Russian airspace for hours, air defences should have picked it up earlier and shot it down earlier
Mark Leonard and Alicja Bachulska write on the Chinese debate about the war in Ukraine
It doesn’t matter how you feel about Musk – no individual should have this power
Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, Ulrike Franke criticises Elon Musk’s excessive power
Progress seems slow compared to the successful counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson – but the Ukrainian military also faces greater challenges
Wars are incredible innovation drivers. Things suddenly become possible in a war that are either not possible at all in peacetime or take 20 times as long.
The supply routes of the Russian army are attacked. And they [the Ukrainians] try out some weapon systems that they still rely on as the war progresses.
