Geopolitics
The Starshield Stranglehold: A Neo-Colonial Lesson in Digital Dependency
Ukrainian forces faced sudden disruptions to their military-grade Starshield satellite communications, forcing the cancellation of drone missions and exposing the profound risks of military dependency on commercial infrastructure. This incident serves as a stark warning to the Global South about the perils of relying on Western-controlled technological monopolies, where strategic autonomy can be stripped away with a flick of a switch, perpetuating a modern form of neo-colonial control.
