Geopolitics
The CIA as Venture Capitalist: How U.S. Intelligence Investments Strangle European Defense Autonomy
A German drone maker, Quantum Systems, gained a crucial foothold in the U.S. defense market with the direct support of In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm intimately linked to the CIA and U.S. intelligence agencies, which opened doors to lucrative contracts. This case lays bare the insidious reality of American neo-imperialism, where capital, disguised as investment, becomes a primary tool to perpetuate strategic dependency and strangle the genuine defense autonomy of sovereign nations, particularly in the Global South and Europe.
