$14 MILLION AWARD FOR SKYDWELLER BY U.S. DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT

Skydweller U.S. Inc., a subsidiary of Skydweller Aero Inc., a U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing solar-powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, announced it has been awarded a $14 million contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in conjunction with U.S. Navy, to advance and integrate technologies in support of Skydweller’s development of its extreme-endurance, solar-powered aircraft. This…

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U.S. AFRICA COMMAND EYES SKYDWELLER’S SOLAR-POWERED DRONE

The US military’s Africa Command is supporting the development of the Skydweller solar-powered aircraft that it sees being used by the US and partners to counter destabilizing, violent extremist activity in Africa. The aircraft was displayed in Spain on 14 June, when civilian and military leaders from US Africa Command, France, Luxembourg and Spain gathered…

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LA COLOMBIA PIU’ RADICALE? A PETRO MANCA IL MANDATO

Se il presidente eletto non riuscisse a spostarsi verso il centro, il rischio di maggiori instabilità politica e incertezza economica aumenterebbe esponenzialmente. L’analisi di Marco Vicenzino Di Marco Vicenzino 22 giugno 2022 La storica vittoria di Gustavo Petro, primo presidente di sinistra della Colombia, ha messo a soqquadro la politica colombiana e prosegue il processo complessivo…

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COLOMBIA: PETRO CARECE DE MANDATO PARA UNA AGENDA RADICAL

Como primer presidente de izquierdas de Colombia, la histórica victoria de Gustavo Petro ha dado un claro vuelco a la política colombiana y continúa el giro general de América Latina, dice Marco Vicenzino, director del Global Strategy Project Por Marco Vicenzino 21 de junio de 2022 Como primer presidente de izquierdas de Colombia, la histórica…

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COLOMBIA’S NEW PRESIDENT LACKS MANDATE FOR RADICAL AGENDA

Should Gustavo Petro fail to moderate and shift toward center,  the risks of greater political instability and economic uncertainty rises exponentially   By Marco Vicenzino 21 June 2022 As Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro’s historic victory has clearly upended Colombian politics and continues Latin America’s general shift leftward, particularly in a populist direction.  However,…

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LUXEMBOURG, SKYDWELLER & ITALY’S LEONARDO SIGN AGREEMENT ON SOLAR-POWERED DRONES

Marco Vicenzino is global strategy advisor to Skydweller’s CEO June 14th, 2022 Skydweller Aero Inc. signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Luxembourg’s Minister of Defence (MoD) and Leonardo to explore opportunities for future cooperation involving the Skydweller Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) This new agreement will initially see Luxembourg’s Directorate of Defence assist the transportation…

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NORTH AFRICAN INVESTORS MUST BRACE FOR HEIGHTENED RISKS

`Euromoney Interviews Marco Vicenzino  “The longer the war continues, the greater the political and economic deterioration resulting in increased social unrest, and its accompanying adverse effects.”  – Marco Vicenzino, Euromoney Country Risk Expert  June 6th, 2022 Several of the region’s economies are exposed to inflation, economic slowdown and political risks. The year began on a sour…

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UKRAINE’S IMPACT ON MENA COULD BOOMERANG ON EUROPE

Deteriorating conditions in the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could trigger a reinvigorated migration crisis on Europe’s southern shores Deteriorating conditions in the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could trigger a reinvigorated migration crisis on Europe’s southern shores. As Ukrainian refugees in the European Union now reach over 5…

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IMPACTO DE LA GUERRA DE UCRANIA EN EL MEDIO ORIENTE

Destroyed Urban Area in Ukraine

A medida que los refugiados ucranianos en la Unión Europea superan los 5 millones, la nueva ofensiva de Donbás de Putin inevitablemente aumentará estas cifras.  Sin embargo, el impacto económico de la guerra seguirá teniendo consecuencias de largo alcance. Para los Estados del Golfo productores de petróleo de Medio Oriente, el aumento exponencial de los…

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