From Blackwater to Palantir: The Rise of the Corpo-Nation?

Private military contractors once guarded convoys, maintained aircraft and gathered intelligence. Today, companies such as Palantir, Anduril and SpaceX are building the systems through which states observe, plan and conduct military operations. The latest Starshield controversy raises a more difficult question: who is in control, actually? The Contractors Never Really Left When the last American … Read more