https://spacewatch.global/tag/munich-security-conference/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:34:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/munich-security-conference/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-culture-not-cash-biggest-obstacle-to-europes-rearmament/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72567
Written by Daniel Biedermann
Defense budgets across the board are rising at a speed not seen in decades. The constraint is how that money is used. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-germanys-space-safety-and-security-strategy-explained-with-dr-antje-noetzold/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71242 In this Space Café episode from day one of the 62nd Munich Security Conference, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening speaks with Dr. Antje Noetzold, Senior Researcher at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, about Germany's groundbreaking Space Safety and Security Strategy (S4) and what it means for Europe's defense posture in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/msc-2026-munich-security-conference-12-february-2026/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71172 From the New Space Initiative Symposium at the Munich Security Conference, Torsten Kriening speaks with Matthias Wachter (BDI) about a decisive turning point for Germany’s space sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/spacewatchgl-analytics-under-destruction-the-munich-security-report-and-the-strategic-blind-spot-on-space/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71090
Written by Torsten Kriening
The Munich Security Conference has released its annual flagship report, titled "Under Destruction." The framing is unambiguous: more than 80 years after the post-1945 international order began to take shape, the institutions, alliances, and norms that underpinned it are being actively dismantled - not by adversaries alone, but increasingly by the very power that built them. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/space-cafe-radio-with-dr-daniel-eriksson-of-transparency-international/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54203 In this Space Café Radio episode, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Dr Daniel Eriksson, Chief Executive Officer of Transparency International, about the use and potential of space technology to fight corruption and the danger of being a victim of corruption. Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. To end the devastating impact corruption has on men, women and children around the world, we bring people together in a powerful worldwide coalition. Transparency’s mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/space-nuggets-08-2024-60th-munich-security-conference/ Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53822 In his review, Torsten Kriening shares his takeaways from the last week. The 60th Munich Security Conference featured discussions on geopolitical hotspots, collaboration, civil applications, global commons protection, and struggles for a unified vision for the Ukraine war within the EU. Notable moments include the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding between the German Aerospace Center and the World Food Program and discussions on urgent global issues, but the “priorities are on the urgent issues, not the important issues” the discussions reflect on the critical but underrepresented role of space in addressing global challenges such as climate change and security issues.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/msc-2024-interview-with-declan-ganley-of-rivada-space-network/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:06:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53731 On the last day of the Munich Security Conference, Torsten Kriening spoke with Declan Ganley, CEO of Rivada Space Networks about the demands for secure data communication and the current status of the Outernet development by Rivada Space Network.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/msc-2024-interview-with-dr-ernst-pfeiffer-of-hps-gmbh/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:30:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53724 Before the 60th Munich Security Conference, Publisher and CEO Torsten Kriening talked with Ernst K. Pfeiffer, CEO of HPS GmbH, about space #security and space debris. Ernst gives an update on the recent United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) SSA Workshop and the Space Debris Conference in Riyadh by the Saudi Space Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/space-cafe-radio-munich-security-conference-special-with-andreas-lindenthal/ Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47358 In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Andreas Lindenthal, Head of Business Operations & Products at Airbus Space Systems, about his personal views of the Munich Security Conference in February 2023. We also spoke about "Zeitenwende" in Space and where Germany and Europe stand. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/01/space-cafe-webtalk-33-minutes-with-matthias-wachter-departure-or-standstill-why-2023-will-be-decisive-for-european-space-recap/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46140 Our Space Café WebTalk “33 minutes with Matthias Wachter - Departure or standstill – Why 2023 will be decisive for European space?” took place on Tuesday, 17th January. Matthias is Managing Director of the German NewSpace Initiative and Head of International Cooperation, Security Policy, Raw Materials and Space at the Federation of German Industries (BDI).]]>