{"id":390937,"date":"2026-10-24T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-cant-europe-build-its-own-starlink\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T01:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:00:04","slug":"why-cant-europe-build-its-own-starlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-cant-europe-build-its-own-starlink\/","title":{"rendered":"Why can\u2019t Europe build its own Starlink?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VmDxNYbdwd4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why can\u2019t Europe build its own Starlink?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmDxNYbdwd4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In this special audience Q&amp;A episode of The Fourcast Indicators, Matt Frei and Mark Urban answer your questions on the big geopolitical issues shaping our world.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>They ask why the West ignored Putin&#8217;s aggression for so long, why Europe can&#8217;t build its own rival to Starlink and whether Donald Trump&#8217;s $1.5 trillion defence spending plan can rescue the US military.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any burning geopolitical questions you want Matt and Mark to answer? 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