Reposted by Russell Stout
One of the most interesting debates in current international security is the degree to which we’re reliant on undersea cables and the degree to which these aren’t at all protected! I spoke to @katjabego.bsky.social about her excellent new book on the subject.
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Deep Connections: Kaja Bego on the undersea cables that underpin the global economy.
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 5 October · 53min
![4 frame comic. In the first frame, JD Vance is in Greenland. Text reads : praxis is a start-up funded
by american billionaires and
Trump backers such as jd Vance's
puppeteer Peter Thiel and open
AI's Sam Altman. its aim is to
create "freedom cities" outside
of democratic regulations and
managed by a "king-ceo leading
citizen-shareholders."*
Second frame shows some houses of Nuuk, in Greenland. Text reads : in 2023, praxis founder dryden
brown went to greenlAND TO
Attempt buying it (or at least
a sizeable chunk of it), without
success. he said in 2025 : "we
think Greenland is a very in-
teresting place. we view it as
one of the last frontiers
on earth."**
Third frame shows an iceberg. Text reads : he spoke for many. in April
2025, Reuters reported that
tech investors in silicon valley
were "promoting the frozen
island as a site for a so-called
freedom city, a libertarian utopia
[sic] with minimal regulation."***
Fourth frame shows a Twitter screenshot reading 'according to plan." Text reads : since then, ken Bowery, Who co-
founded a venture-capital firm
with his PayPal buddy Peter thiel,
has been appointed u.s. ambassador
to Denmark, with the express order
to lead greenland-acquisition
negotiations. praxis reacted to
the news by posting on Twitter:
Sources are indicated at the bottom of the first three frames from Le Monde (Peter Thiel, the libertarian billionaire waging war on government), The New Republic (The oligarchs pushing for conquest of Greenland) and Reuters (Greenland freedom city? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vcmpg73bt2wudku3nqgx33yx/bafkreibarlgqfhsaccjj2ujgezf4r5huqmxeh47fkcbz35hapjktlsp6mi)
