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US geospatial intelligence reeling from decline in key scientific expertise

A Trump flag on a boat from where people watch SpaceX's Starship take off from the Starbase launch site near Boca Chica, Texas, on 6 March 2025.
A Trump flag on a boat from where people watch SpaceX's Starship take off from the Starbase launch site near Boca Chica, Texas, on 6 March 2025. © Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP
A sharp fall in research funding for disciplines used in geospatial intelligence is having a severe impact on the intelligence community and its ties to US universities. Academics face challenges of their own as they grapple with the Trump administration's new scientific orientations. [...]
Reading time 3 minutes Raphaël Ramos

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