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Orbital geopolitics, with Antonia Hmaidi and Altynay Junusova
Episode 259
Wednesday, 11 February, 2026

Satellite internet has attracted increased attention in the last years and the possibility for its civilian as well as miliary use makes it a so called “dual use” technology. Antonia Hmaidi and Altynay Junusova, Senior Analyst and Analyst in the Science, Technology and Innovation Program at MERICS, join Johannes Heller-John to talk about China in the race for satellite internet, its competition with the US and what it will take for Europe to catch up. More on this topic:Orbital Geopolitics: China’s dual-use space internet, Rebecca Arcesati, Antonia Hmaidi, Altynay JunusovaChina Tech Observatory