German & European Defense | Space Security | NATO & Transatlantic Relations @HSSde | Non-Resident Fellow @amgerin | formerly @SWPBerlin | Views my own
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Diese Woche durfte ich bei @hartaberfair zur #Sicherheits- & #Verteidigungspolitik mitdiskutieren. Die kontroverse Debatte zeigt: #Verteidigung muss ganzheitlich gedacht werden – militärisch, zivil & vor allem im Dialog mit der Bevölkerung.
📷: WDR/Dirk Borm
“Train for contested space as the baseline, not the exception.”
In meinem Gastkommentar für die @NZZ : Warum der umkämpfte Weltraum zunehmend zum Ausgangspunkt militärischer Planung wird – und was Europa für mehr Resilienz und Handlungsfähigkeit braucht.
„Machtkampf im Orbit“
Zum Artikel: nzz.ch/meinung/machtkampf-im…
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– Policy Paper –
📄THE EU AND THE INTERNAL DEFENCE MARKET: WHAT ARE THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES?
📍READ THE POLICY PAPER: iris-france.org/en/the-eu-an…
#Germany is pro-#European, but pragmatic on a more integrated #defense market. In the new ARES Group paper by @InstitutIRIS, I look at readiness, NATO, national room for maneuver and Europe’s defense industrial base 👇
iris-france.org/en/the-eu-an…
When I first started working on strategic communication in the #German #security policy debate, the #NATO @STRATCOMCOE in Riga was always one of my key reference points.
All the more special to speak at this year’s #RigaStratComDialogue on communicating #military modernization.
One year in, #Germany's government under #Merz has set ambitious goals on #defense and initially moved with notable speed. Yet reforming systems and mindsets shaped by decades of peacetime remains a central challenge. My take via @amgerinst 👇🏻
americangerman.institute/202…
#Security is no longer conceivable without #space, now a strategic domain with political, economic & military relevance. Honored to be in the “Top 100 of the Table” as one of #Germany’s leading voices on space. Thanks @TableBriefings for highlighting its geopolitical importance.
#Europe is adjusting to a harder era of power politics. Leverage & national interest are back and dependence is now a risk.
EU diplomats call it “Europe’s Rubicon”: not breaking with the #US, but realizing credibility means the ability to stand on its own
politico.eu/article/eu-leade…
New @AtlanticCouncil study on #space #security: sober analysis of #US space policy, focusing on deterrence by denial, resilient architectures, and the risks ahead - from ASATs to worst-case scenarios - with important insights for #European allies
atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth…
Support for #Ukraine’s #defense, but with a condition – buy #European:
The EU plans a €90bn loan (2026–27), linking military aid to EU or Ukrainian-made weapons in push to boost Europe’s defense industry & strategic autonomy.
defensenews.com/global/europ…
Looking forward to discussing strategic competition in #space & the #US-#European challenges and opportunities, together with Antje Nötzold and @JeffRathke, organized by the @amgerinst
📅 January 13, 2026, 4 -5 PM CET / 10:00–11:00 AM EST
🔗 Register here
Next Tuesday, January 13, join AGI, @AndreaRotter33 and Antje Nötzold for a discussion on the changing geopolitical role of space, European space security, and the changing dynamics of transatlantic space cooperation. Register: americangerman.institute/eve…
The #US Senate passed #Congress’s $900B #defense policy bill - also asserting congressional oversight of US defense policy by requiring the DOD to consult with lawmakers before withdrawing troops from South Korea & #Europe
washingtonpost.com/national-…
