David Madali

DavidMadali

Prague-based analyst of the defence industry, critical raw materials and the space economy. I founded Bohemia Defense and built OreOrbit, an open atlas of the minerals behind Europe's defence.

Drag to turn the globe. Choose a mineral to see where it comes from.

Work

OreOrbit

OreOrbit

Creator, 2026

A free, live atlas of the mines, refineries, sea routes and chokepoints behind the ten minerals Europe's defence and space industries depend on. Satellite pictures of 31 sites update every week; ships, heat at the plants and disaster alerts every few hours.

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Bohemia Defense

Bohemia Defense

Founder, since 2024

Independent analysis of Europe's defence industry, security and foreign policy, with case studies on NATO, Ukraine and Africa. Posts reach up to 450,000 views on LinkedIn.

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In the press

BBC News Chinese quoted me as an analyst on the security of the Taiwanese vice-president's visit to Prague.

BBC 中文, July 2025
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Path

  1. Founded Bohemia Defense.
  2. Economics and management, Bc., University of Economics and Management, Prague.
  3. Quoted by BBC News Chinese as an analyst.
  4. Economic diplomacy at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, office of the chief economist.
  5. Export consulting at CzechTrade; set up Chytrá bezpečnost, a cluster of 12 security-industry companies.
  6. EUSPA training in space technologies and building a space business. Built OreOrbit.
  7. Ing. in economics and management, expected.

Contact

David Madali
david@madali.cz

Analysis, OreOrbit reviews, or Central European defence and space markets.

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