Strategic Power Watch
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Strategic Power Watch — October 1, 2026
A material update is warranted. New evidence strengthens the assessment that SpaceX is receiving unusually privileged access to governmental information, regulatory support and strategic territory. It still does not demonstrate coordinated action among Musk, Thiel, Palantir and Anduril. 1. SpaceX reportedly receives exclusive classified orbital data Credible reporting—not yet publicly documented Breaking Defense reported on…
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Palantir Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Palantir has published an unusually explicit vision connecting artificial intelligence, software, national defense and state power. PSP Watch examines what this tells us about the emergence of Private Strategic Power.
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Private Strategic Power: Why We Need to Start Watching Now
Private Strategic Power is emerging as AI, communications, space, defense, robotics and capital converge in privately controlled networks.
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Strategic Power Watch — September 10, 2026
Net assessment The structural risk of private strategic power has increased moderately. The most important development is not evidence of a coordinated plan for political domination. It is the continued convergence of private capital, artificial intelligence, battlefield intelligence, autonomous physical systems, and weapons manufacturing within overlapping technology networks. Verified developments Palantir expands from battlefield software…