Intelligence Sovereignty: Who Controls the World’s Data?

In this episode Soren Hale and Nakel Nikiema map a rising geopolitical frontier: intelligence sovereignty, the control of data, AI platforms, pipelines, and the decision processes they produce. They explain why dependency on foreign intelligence systems creates economic, political, and security risks, and how different regions are responding.

Practical prescriptions include building trusted data exchanges, investing in critical domestic platforms, forming intelligence partnerships, strengthening technical oversight, and developing sovereign simulation capacity. The conversation closes with a clear call to action: ask where your intelligence comes from and who holds the leverage.