MSC 2025 – Interview with Declan Ganley

At the Munich Security Conference, Declan Ganley, CEO of Rivada Space Networks, delivered a stark warning on Europe’s security landscape, …
MSC 2025 – Interview with Declan Ganley

At the Munich Security Conference, Declan Ganley, CEO of Rivada Space Networks, delivered a stark warning on Europe’s security landscape, urging the continent to take charge of its own defense.

🔹 A Historic Turning Point For the first time since the 13th century, a Far Eastern army is engaged in combat on European soil—a wake-up call for Europe’s defense and sovereignty.

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🔹 Challenges Facing Europe
💡 Economic stagnation & underinvestment in security
💡 Demographic crises & social unrest weakening resilience
💡 Over-reliance on external defense instead of self-sufficiency

🔹 A Call to Action Ganley insists Europe must “grasp the nettle” and take decisive action NOW, rather than waiting for others to step in.

🔹 Confidence in Europe’s Potential Despite the challenges, he sees hope—Europe has the engineering, PhD, and software talent needed to build its own defense and security framework.

📢 The message is clear: Europe must invest in its own security, strengthen its defense, and protect its democracies.

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Torsten Kriening
Torsten Kriening is Publisher and CEO of SpaceWatch.Global. He covers European space at the intersection of geopolitics, defence, procurement, and industrial policy - where ambition meets execution. He reports live from the conferences and councils where space policy is shaped and publishes The Kriening Brief every Wednesday: three observations on European space, no diplomatic padding. His career spans 30 years across satellite communications, broadcast technology, and IT. He is an alumnus of the International Space University (EMBA12).
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