Asset Publisher

Security Snapshot

A New Race for Space – Can the EU Keep Pace?

by Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy, Meike Lenzner, Lavinia Klarhoefer

Security Snapshot VII

Space has become a new domain of geopolitical contestation and intensifying competition, not just among states but increasingly among private actors as well. In response, the EU's approach to space has shifted from a civilian, market-driven logic to a security lens emphasizing dual-use technologies. While Europe acknowledges the urgency of this strategic rethinking, it has yet to define its role and priorities in space.
October 14, 2025 Order details

Asset Publisher

pdf cover
KAS Security Snapshot VII - New Race for Space - October 2025.pdf
Download

comment-portlet

Asset Publisher

About this series

The KAS Europe Security Snapshot is designed to provide concise and insightful analysis on a range of security issues, notably those that are currently prominent on the political agenda in Europe and others that are not yet being sufficiently addressed. Against the backdrop of the current geopolitical challenges and the advent of a new era for European security and defence, as indicated in the political guidelines of the new European Commission, the publication series aims to break down current trends in order to make them accessible to a wider audience. New briefings will be published several times per year
Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy
Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy bild
Director Brussels Europe Office
beatrice.gorawantschy@kas.de +32 2 66931-51 +32 2 66931-62

Asset Publisher