Executive Briefing Package
This package provides senior government leadership with the complete strategic case for sovereign cloud migration, including threat assessment, cooperative solution model, and investment justification.
Quick Start: The Essentials
For ministers and senior officials with limited time, these three documents explain the problem and solution in plain language.
Detailed Briefing Documents
For those requiring comprehensive analysis, these documents provide the full strategic case with supporting evidence.
Key Messages for Leadership
The Threat
Four US corporations control 67% of global cloud infrastructure (Q3 2025 data). Each possesses technical and legal mechanisms to disable services, exfiltrate data, or deny access under US government direction.
Kill-switch capability is real and legally mandated.
The Solution
A cooperative multi-national approach coordinates sovereign cloud migration via non-US supplier consortiums. Each jurisdiction retains full sovereignty; common architecture enables interoperability.
Cooperation, not supranational control.
The Imperative
Migration is a national security imperative. The cost of sovereignty is less than the cost of subjugation. Economic benefits include domestic job creation and reduced foreign dependency.
Act now or accept permanent vulnerability.
Critical Facts
| Category | Fact | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| Market Control | AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI control 67% of global cloud market (AWS 29%, Azure 20%, GCP 13%, OCI 2%) | Near-total dependency on US corporations |
| Legal Authority | CLOUD Act, FISA 702, Executive Orders | US government can compel access, disruption, or shutdown |
| Technical Control | Centralised control planes, encryption key management | Remote disable capability exists by design |
| Precedent | Huawei sanctions, TikTok demands, SWIFT weaponization | US willingness to use tech as geopolitical weapon proven |
| Current Administration | Aggressive tariff/sanction stance on allies | Allied status provides no protection |
Recommended Immediate Actions
- Establish cross-government working group with mandate to assess current cloud dependency and develop sovereign migration strategy.
- Commission formal risk assessment quantifying exposure to US cloud control across all government departments and critical national infrastructure.
- Engage partner jurisdictions (EU, UK, Canada, Australia) to coordinate cooperative approach and share intelligence on threats and solutions.
- Identify pilot migration candidates - low-risk workloads suitable for initial proof-of-concept sovereign cloud deployment.
- Allocate initial planning budget to support feasibility study and detailed business case development for full migration programme.
The window for action is narrowing. Each day of continued dependence on US cloud infrastructure increases vulnerability to economic coercion, data exfiltration, and service denial.