Observatories reports for the London meeting of the Council of Presidents – 13 November 2023
Cyber
EU NATO relations
Space
Federation of Russia
Space Security
Report of the Space Observatory – July 2023
It is high time for Europe to become more proactive in increasing its resilience to space system disruption; it must cultivate strategic autonomy in this regard, while maintaining itself as a leading actor in a lucrative field of high technology and exerting a positive influence on the development of space security governance building in particular on the incredible innovation capacity of European SMEs.
Space Observatory – A Space Policy for the Defence of Europe
Europe should embark on reasonable development of its space-based facilities by embracing the concept of self sufficiency: this entails the acquisition of assets which are modest compared to American equipment, but which will enable it to verify and analyse data that are sensitive and crucial for decision-taking in the event of a crisis, in accordance with the principle of “autonomous capabilities” which the European Council has endorsed many times over. As far as space-based infrastructure is concerned, Europe should have capabilities that are consistent with the Headline Goal 2010 adopted by the European Union.