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Geopolitics

A Fortress of Data: Germany's Principled Stand Against Palantir and Digital Colonialism

Germany's armed forces are currently not planning to award any contracts to the US defense software company Palantir, with a military officer emphasizing that granting industry staff access to the national database is inconceivable. This principled stand against a key Pentagon contractor represents a refreshing and necessary act of technological sovereignty, safeguarding national security from the pervasive reach of the US military-industrial complex.

Geopolitics

The Digital Guillotine: How Pentagon's AI Acceleration Erases Accountability and Devalues Global South Lives

The Pentagon is institutionalizing AI-driven systems like Palantir's Maven to compress decision-making time for strikes without a corresponding rule requiring a pause and audit after causing grave civilian harm, as tragically seen in the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Iran. This represents a horrifying devaluation of human life in the Global South, prioritizing imperialist military efficiency over accountability and exposing the cruel hypocrisy of a 'rules-based order' applied only to its victims.