U.K. Royal Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for intelligence, spoke May 4, 2026 at the GEOINT Symposium in Denver. Credit: The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

DENVER – NATO must update policies and strengthen relationships among allies to accelerate the fusion of commercial and national geospatial intelligence, Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for intelligence, said May 4 at the GEOINT Symposium.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...