Techno Update - Palantir Problems in Spain

Version 1: Thu, July 30, 2026

---

Official portrait of Pedro Sánchez in February 2026 - By Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain, Attribution, Link

Earlier this year the government of Spain directed a number of companies backed by SEPI, a state-owned holding company, not to sign new contracts with Palantir.

Among the companies involved the following have significant present in Latin America:

Country	Business Activity
Telefonica	Brazil
Navantia	Brazil, Chile
Indra	Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia

The decision by the government in Spain follows similar decisions in France, Germany and as we have posted recently in Switzerland.

East Med Update - Pivot to Israel

Version 2: Thu, Jun 23, 2026

---

Benjamin Netanyahu and George Papandreou on a cruise near the isle of Poros, 17 August 2010, photo via Flickr CC - Source: besacenter.org

---

Must read recent article on The Cradle: (Athanasiadis 2026) on the evolving Greek and Israeli foreign relationship and the repercussions for the whole region.

What follows is additional information and my occasionally suggestive comments.

Techno Update - Palantir's Swiss Rebuff

Version 1: Fri, Jul 10, 2026

---

By Palantir - https://www.palantir.com/, Public Domain, Link

---

The Republik-WAV investigation

Online magaazine and the WAV research collective invetigated for about a year the Palantir efforts to get a contract in Switzerland.