Buying Time, Building Sovereignty: Turning Europe’s Commercial Space Ambition into Strategic Capability
Abstract
Europe is seeking to elevate its role in space in response to security concerns following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, capability gaps in European armed forces, and uncertainty over U.S. space and alliance policies. At the same time, space is becoming increasingly commercialised. Building robust space capabilities under these conditions requires navigating a set of competing objectives.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Space exploration and regulation
Space Satellite Systems and Control
Defense
Military
and Policy Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Bertelsmann Stiftung
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN