#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Stop Hugging, Start Communicating –  Europe’s Space Autonomy Debate at MSC 2026


Written by Torsten Kriening
The 62nd Munich Security Conference has quietly become the place where European space …
#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Stop Hugging, Start Communicating –  Europe’s Space Autonomy Debate at MSC 2026

Written by Torsten Kriening
The 62nd Munich Security Conference has quietly become the place where European space policy gets real. Not the kind of reality you get at space industry conferences, where everyone agrees that space is important and then goes back to their national corners.

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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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