Geopolitical tensions are rising to the surface at the ongoing World Radio Conference (WRC) 23, in addition to the usual battles both between and within sectors, as well as countries. Ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East are playing into that, but the biggest underlying disruptor is the geopolitical schism that has widened even since the previous WRC19, between the axes led by the USA and China. As a result, considerations of national security and competitiveness loom larger than ever, and have come to the fore at the expense of older contentions between the mobile and broadcasting industries, for example. Another major development at the technological level is the proliferation of non-geostationary satellite constellations, which can be either LEO…