Mariana Balona has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations and a Master’s Degree in Strategy. She wrote her dissertation on EU Energy Strategy for the Arctic. Her focus is on geopolitical and strategy analysis and security intelligence at the international level.
From Intelligence Collection to International Security: The Strategic Value of GEOINT in Monitoring Dual-Use Infrastructure
Geospatial intelligence transforms the monitoring of infrastructure, revealing how civilian facilities can be rapidly repurposed for military use, but does this shift global security in unpredictable ways? [divider style="single" border="small"]…
Open Eyes in the High North: Open-Source Intelligence Capabilities and Constraints
Open-source intelligence has proven an invaluable tool, but can it keep up with the shifting geopolitical developments in the Arctic? As the Arctic undergoes dramatic environmental changes due to global…
From Exceptionalism to Militarisation: the Changing Landscape of the Arctic
Once a symbol of collaboration amid global competition, the Arctic is reflecting the fractured face of a multipolar world. For decades, the Arctic was a rare place of peace and…