Sylvain Faust

Sylvain Faust is a Canadian entrepreneur and strategist, founder of Sylvain Faust Inc., a software company acquired by BMC Software. Following the acquisition, he lived briefly in Austin, Texas while serving as Director of Internet Strategy. He has worked with Canadian federal agencies and embassies across Central America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, bringing together experience in global business, public sector consulting, and international development. He writes on geopolitics, infrastructure, and pragmatic foreign policy in a multipolar world. Faust is the creator and editor of Fliegerfaust, a publication that gained international recognition for its intensive, "insider" coverage of the Bombardier CSeries (now the Airbus A220) program. His role in the inauguration and the program overall included: Detailed Technical Reporting: He provided some of the most granular technical and business analysis of the CSeries program during a period of significant financial and political turmoil for Bombardier. Advocacy and Critique: Known for a passionate yet critical approach, his reporting was closely followed. LinkedIn: Sylvain Faust
US foreign investments

US foreign investments: Washington’s comeback bid in Panama, Africa, and the new contest with Beijing

US foreign investments are back—so is this the moment Washington finally starts out-building Beijing in the places that matter most? In early January 2026, the investment headlines stopped sounding abstract and started sounding like ports, rail lines, and hard cash. Moreover, the Trump administration’s early pattern looks less like a slogan and more like a

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NATO GlobalEye

France orders GlobalEye: Saab’s AEW&C win and Bombardier’s Canadian angle

France orders GlobalEye—so what does a Swedish airborne radar deal, built on Canadian metal, change for Europe’s air defence and Canada’s aerospace industrial base? On December 30, 2025, Saab confirmed it signed a contract with France’s Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, plus ground equipment, training,

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Canada Suspends Sanctions on Russia The Airbus Waiver

Canada Suspends Sanctions on Russia: The Airbus Waiver

Canada Suspends Sanctions on Russia: does the Airbus waiver reflect pragmatic industrial policy or a double standard that weakens Western unity? Governments keep two ledgers—one for principle, one for supply? On November 6, 2025, Ottawa granted Airbus a fresh waiver fromCanadian sanctions on Russian‑origin titanium, averting a disruption to widebody imports and safeguarding assembly and

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