Space Industry in French Guiana: ÉireComposites says it has manufactured three precision carbon-fiber stray light baffles for ESA’s ALTIUS Earth-observation satellite, built to shield the optics and improve atmospheric measurements—another sign of how the space supply chain reaches far beyond Kourou. Regional Security & Borders: A new look at French Guiana’s “porous frontier” argues that criminal networks exploit the gap between strict EU rules and more permissive nearby jurisdictions, turning illegal trade and fraud schemes into flows that can plug into European systems. Nature & Conservation: The Guiana Amazonian Park is highlighted as the EU’s largest national park, covering vast rainforest in French Guiana and protecting rare wildlife and remote Indigenous communities—accessible mainly by small aircraft, canoes, and hiking. European Launch Race (Not French Guiana, but relevant): Isar Aerospace’s $112.5M deal for a dedicated Canadian launch complex and Planet Labs’ Spectrum launch agreement underscore the push for European sovereign access to orbit, even as Spectrum’s first-orbit success remains the key risk.