Tag: Space

• Strategic Domains: Developing the EU’s Capabilities and Enablers for a Free and Secure Global Order

  Jul 27

  Future Europe – European Liberal Forum The deteriorating global security order is calling into question old certainties about how freely and securely Europe can access and use global commons such… more ›

• In Orbit: The European Union, Defence and Space Domain Awareness

  Jul 7

  Following the March 2023 publication of the European Union’s Space Strategy for Security and Defence, the Union has moved into new conceptual territory. In thinking about how to ensure its… more ›

• A Stellar Moment? Spain, Strategy and European Space

  Feb 15

  This analysis looks at the shifting nature of space, security and defence in the EU. It provides an account of the growing geopolitical contest in space and stresses the vital… more ›

• The Strategic Compass and EU Space-based Defence Capabilities

  Nov 18

  The European Union relies on space for its economic sovereignty and security and defence. Without space-based capabilities, the EU could not enjoy any degree of strategic autonomy in security and… more ›

• Rethinking the EU’s Approach to Space: The Case of Security and Defence

  Nov 8

  Russia’s attack on Ukraine has sent shockwaves across Europe and the world. While the current war is a geopolitical turning point, it remains unclear whether it will trigger a quantum… more ›

• Securing the Heavens: How can Space Support the EU’s Strategic Compass?

  Apr 15

  Abstract Despite political and industrial divergences between EU member states, space will play an indispensable role in the Strategic Compass. Space is a strategic enabler that can enrich the EU’s… more ›

• The European Space Sector as an Enabler of EU Strategic Autonomy

  Dec 16

  Today, the European Union can boast a degree of strategic autonomy in space. Projects such as Galileo have not only enhanced the EU’s economy, but they may confer on the… more ›

• The French White Paper on Defence and National Security: NATO, Nuclear Weapons and Space

  Sep 4

  The 17 June unveiling of the French White Paper on Defence and National Security2 comes at a period of evolution in French defence and security policy. Reformation of its armed… more ›