"Strategic Projects Need Predictable Procedures, Not Fewer Controls": ANPIT's Giuseppe Finocchiaro on Sicily's Space Potential, EU Funding Gaps, and Why Southern Italy's Mediterranean Position Could Reshape European Space Infrastructure
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Sicily sits closer to Africa than Milan. Can it become a Mediterranean space hub? ANPIT's Giuseppe Finocchiaro on funding gaps, bureaucracy, and the 2032 window.
"Within 72 Hours, the American Population Will Break Down": Lt. Col. Tommy Waller, President & CEO of the Center for Security Policy, on Solar Storms, Chinese Transformers, and Why 623 Pieces of Critical Infrastructure May Already Be Compromised
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A Carrington-class solar storm gives 9 minutes warning. Utilities admit they won't shut down in time. Recovery would take years. One nearly hit Earth in 2012.
Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: December 28 – January 3: $25B Microelectronics IDIQ Lands, Satellite Stocks Post Triple-Digit 2025 Gains, China Preps Reusable Long March for 2026
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A $25.4 billion microelectronics IDIQ caps a year that minted triple-digit satellite stock winners; China's reusable Long March-10 targets first-half 2026 as LandSpace raises $1.1 billion to chase SpaceX.
"VR is More Powerful Than DMT, and It's Non-Invasive": Akash Sud, Co-Founder of Higher Prana, on How Virtual Reality Meditation Can Rewire Your Brain, Solve Gun Violence, and Ground Astronauts on Mars
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From gun violence prevention to Mars missions: VR meditation is showing clinical results the VA won't ignore. Higher Prana Co-founder Akash Sud explains the neuroscience.
Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: December 20-27: SpaceX Eyes $1.5T IPO, Tory Bruno Joins Blue Origin for National Security, Russia Develops "Zone-Effect" Starlink Killer
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SpaceX explores 2026 IPO at $1.5T valuation; Tory Bruno leaves ULA for Blue Origin national security role; Russia develops pellet-cloud ASAT concept targeting Starlink.
BREAKING NEWS: Sirotin Intelligence Publishes First-of-Its-Kind Paper on Strategic Communications For Space 101
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Download and read our first-of-its-kind paper on Strategic Communications For Space & Defense 101!
"The Speed of Warfare Is Consistently Accelerating": Gabe Arrington on Autonomous Cargo Aircraft, SpaceX's Global Mesh Networks, and Why Strategic Gaming Still Underestimates AI
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AI, drones, and commercial satellites are rewriting conflict. Gabe Arrington breaks down the reality militaries overlook.
"We Are The Bridge Between Science and Industry": Francesca Tonini, Executive Director of ARTES 4.0, on Italy's Space and Defense Innovation Ecosystem, Strategic Autonomy, and Cross-Sector Collaboration
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Italy's innovation chief on turning brain drain into brain gain, and why fashion companies now track cotton from orbit.
Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: December 15-20: Trump EO Sets 2028 Moon Base and Golden Dome Deadlines, SDA Awards $3.5B for 72 Missile-Tracking Satellites, Isaacman Confirmed as 15th NASA Administrator
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Trump orders 2028 Moon base; SDA awards $3.5B missile-tracking constellation.
"We Are Not Competing. We Are Trying to Complete Each Other": Dr. Mohamed Al-Aseeri, CEO of the Bahrain Space Agency, on Regional Collaboration, Indigenous Space Capabilities, and How a Small Nation Became a Scientific Catalyst for the Arab World
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How a nation smaller than London became the connective tissue for 14 Arab countries building their first joint satellite.
Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: December 8-13: 2025 National Security Strategy Signals Hard-Nosed Realism, China-Russia Test Radar-Evading Satellites, Iran to Launch from Vostochny on Russian Soyuz
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Starcloud trains first orbital AI as China-Russia test stealth satellites.
"Venus: 91% Gravity. Mars: 38%. That Difference May Determine If Humanity Goes Multi-Planetary or Dies Out": Guillermo Söhnlein, OceanGate Co-Founder & Humans2Venus Founder, on Venus Settlement, Extreme Environments, and Off-World Governance
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What if Mars is a dead end? Guillermo Söhnlein on why Venus may be humanity's only viable path to becoming multi-planetary.
