https://spacewatch.global/tag/kaja-kallas/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:25:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/kaja-kallas/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-kallas-diagnosed-the-problem-space-is-the-missing-chapter/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72657
Written by Torsten Kriening
Kaja Kallas delivered the clearest reading of Europe's geopolitical moment in years - naming every threat from undersea sabotage to nuclear intimidation. But the speech that called for action across cyber, maritime, and defence domains never named the infrastructure behind every response: space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/spacewatchgl-opinion-europes-space-shield-turning-the-sky-into-the-next-frontier-of-defence/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68422
Written by Torsten Kriening, Publisher, SpaceWatch.Global
Being able to defend ourselves is key - but how exactly do we achieve this? Drone incursions, airspace violations, cyber-attacks, and sabotage are not hypothetical risks; they are now part of Europe’s daily reality. When the White Paper on the Defence of Europe was presented in March, many warned that Putin’s Russia would test Europe’s resolve. It has - through hybrid operations, disinformation, and the weaponisation of infrastructure and energy.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/eu-member-states-appoint-andre-denk-as-new-eda-chief-executive/ Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65168 EU Member States have appointed General André Denk as the new Chief Executive of the European Defense Agency (EDA), upon recommendation of the Head of the European Defense Agency / High-Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. André Denk’s mandate will officially start on 16 May 2025.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/space-nuggets-05-2025/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63692 This week’s Space Nugget unpacks the hard truths from the 17th European Space Conference. With ESA’s Dr. Aschbacher calling for more funding and collaboration, is Europe finally stepping up—or falling dangerously behind global space powers?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/eu-shares-vision-for-european-space-at-the-european-space-conference/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63619 The European Commission has expressed its vision for European Space at the ongoing European Space Conference in Brussels, Belgium. European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius Joined by the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, and Commissioners Kadis, and Zaharieva made announcements towards reinforcing Europe’s leadership in Space. ]]>