Given recent political events and the precarious financial position of MNOs globally, the need for 6G is in major doubt. Worse, the global cooperation that has propelled previous cellular standards could soon be subject to embargoes and restrictions. Such speculation would have looked absurd in 2020, but we are reaching a point where these barriers are far from hypothetical – as we explored last week. There are a number of moving parts that clash like sea ice in the contested Arctic region. The most alarming is the rapid-fire, unprecedented upheaval of the global order, carried out by the US – leaving its allies and foes reeling. These broken and strained relationships risk making cooperation on global technology standards and trade…