Andrés Ortega

Andrés Ortega is a senior associate researcher at the Elcano Royal Institute, a Spanish think-tank. He also works as an independent consultant and director of the Observatory of Ideas.

Twitter : @andresortegak

Articles by this author (2)

9 April 2020

Politics & economy

Huawei and the global race for 5G

Andrés Ortega: There is a global race for 5G and the Chinese company Huawei is in pole position. 5G technology, as well as being a strategic tool for a whole [...]Read the full article

15 August 2018

Human rights

An outbreak of ethics in Silicon Valley

Andrés Ortega: Many people in Silicon Valley do not want to participate in programs for the battlefield or promote excessive war or security technology. The [...]Read the full article

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