Giulia Convertini

Digital Systems Sovereignty Analyst, European Strategic Policy Unit | Giulia Convertini holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Milan and a Bachelor's in Languages and International Relations from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. She has gained practical experience through roles at the European Parliament, public affairs consulting firms, and a trade association, working on EU digital and healthcare policies. Her primary interests are at the intersection of geopolitics and technology. Her main focus is on how the EU can strengthen its resilience and strategic autonomy in an increasingly multipolar world.
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Only a Fully Backed IRIS² Can Deliver Europe’s Sovereign Alternative to Starlink

Satellite connectivity has moved, in the span of three years, from a niche industrial concern to a core aspect of European security. Yet the continent’s response has been to build a shared constellation while quietly hedging with national ones. IRIS² cannot deliver sovereignty if Member States do not unreservedly back it.

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