In January 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Niccolo De Masi, the chairman and chief executive of IonQ, delivered a warning of the “Q-Day” that should have dominated front pages. The "Q-Day", as he highlighted, refers to a moment when quantum computers become capable of breaking the public-key encryption that currently secures virtually all modern digital communication. Illustration by The Geostrata As per his estimation, this condition could arrive within three ye

Today, power is not simply quantified in terms of military or economic power, but it increasingly resides in the ability to shape knowledge and guide societal perceptions toward an understanding of reality. At every point on our planet, states and networks are using advanced tactics to drive public perception, well beyond the raw propaganda of yesteryear. Illustration by The Geostrata But rather than trying to prove one argument, these operations seek to push the larger conv

In the global geopolitical arena, every step is towards national interest more than mere mutual co-existence. While the world was glued...