Andrea Rotter
@andrearotter.bsky.social
Deputy Director Academy for Politics and Current Affairs & Head of Foreign & Security Policy Division @HSS | Non-Resident Fellow @AGI | 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇲| | space security enthusiast 🛰🚀| WIIS | ex SWP Berlin, GMFUS fellow | personal views only
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Honored to be invited as a Non-Resident Fellow at the renowned @amgerinst.bsky.social in DC. AGI focuses exclusively on key issues for #Germany & #UnitedStates - now more important than ever. Grateful to contribute to fostering the #transatlantic relationship! americangerman.institute
#Germany is set to develop a miniature missile designed to combat #drones inexpensively. Small Anti-Drone Missiles will be fitted onto Rheinmetall-made Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft vehicles and will be produced by MBDA, which has called the weapon DefendAir
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Germany moves to field a miniature anti-drone missile
The Small Anti-Drone Missile will be fitted onto Rheinmetall-made Skyranger 30 air-defense equipment, extending that system's reach to 6 kilometers.
www.defensenews.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#Germany is set to develop a miniature missile designed to combat #drones inexpensively. Small Anti-Drone Missiles will be fitted onto Rheinmetall-made Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft vehicles and will be produced by MBDA, which has called the weapon DefendAir
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🛰️Als #AKJS-Alumna der @baks.bund.de freue ich mich, zwei Szenarien zur sicherheitspolitischen Rolle #Deutschlands im #Weltraum entworfen zu haben – als gefragter Akteur mit mehr Eigenständigkeit oder wehrlos dem Wettstreit anderer Staaten ausgeliefert.
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Der Weltraum 2035: Etabliert im Orbit oder abgehängt auf der Erde
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October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🛰️Als #AKJS-Alumna der @baks.bund.de freue ich mich, zwei Szenarien zur sicherheitspolitischen Rolle #Deutschlands im #Weltraum entworfen zu haben – als gefragter Akteur mit mehr Eigenständigkeit oder wehrlos dem Wettstreit anderer Staaten ausgeliefert.
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Strategic move to strengthen #Europe’s #space autonomy: Airbus, Leonardo & Thales are joining forces, merging their satellite & space divisions into a new company to boost Europe’s independence in the ongoing competition with #SpaceX & #China #ProjectBromo
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Raumfahrtgeschäft: Airbus, Leonardo und Thales formen gemeinsamen Satellitenkonzern
Offensive gegen SpaceX und China: Airbus, Leonardo und Thales wollen ihre Raumfahrtsparten in einem neuen Unternehmen zusammenführen. Ziel sei es, »Europas Autonomie im Raumfahrtgeschäft zu stärken«.
www.spiegel.de
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Strategic move to strengthen #Europe’s #space autonomy: Airbus, Leonardo & Thales are joining forces, merging their satellite & space divisions into a new company to boost Europe’s independence in the ongoing competition with #SpaceX & #China #ProjectBromo
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...
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Reposted by Andrea Rotter
EU countries have five years to prepare for war, according to a military plan that will be presented by the European Commission tomorrow and was seen by POLITICO.
EU to be ‘ready’ for war with Russia by 2030
The European Commission aims to help the bloc prepare “for the battlefields of tomorrow.”
www.politico.eu
October 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
EU countries have five years to prepare for war, according to a military plan that will be presented by the European Commission tomorrow and was seen by POLITICO.
A provisional agreement has been reached on the #European #Defense Industry Program #EDIP, financing defense worth €1.5 bn for 2025-2027 and intended to boost the EU's defense readiness by enhancing the competitiveness and the responsiveness of the #EDTIB
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European Defence Industry Programme: Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement
The presidency of the Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the European Defence Industry Programme stepping up EU defence readiness and strengthening Europe’s...
www.consilium.europa.eu
October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A provisional agreement has been reached on the #European #Defense Industry Program #EDIP, financing defense worth €1.5 bn for 2025-2027 and intended to boost the EU's defense readiness by enhancing the competitiveness and the responsiveness of the #EDTIB
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
A great example of the much-needed 🇫🇷🇩🇪cooperation in #space: #Germany and #France have signed an agreement for Odin’s Eye, a #satellite-based early warning system designed to significantly enhance #Europe’s capability to detect missile launches 🛰️ 👏
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October 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A great example of the much-needed 🇫🇷🇩🇪cooperation in #space: #Germany and #France have signed an agreement for Odin’s Eye, a #satellite-based early warning system designed to significantly enhance #Europe’s capability to detect missile launches 🛰️ 👏
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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In a stark reversal of Berlin’s previous scepticism about tapping seized Russian assets, #German chancellor Merz has called on the #EU to use frozen #Russian assets to finance #Ukraine’s war effort, arguing the move could unlock a €140bn loan for Kyiv.
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Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Chancellor calls on Europe to unlock €140bn loan and ‘massively raise the costs’ of Kremlin aggression
www.ft.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
In a stark reversal of Berlin’s previous scepticism about tapping seized Russian assets, #German chancellor Merz has called on the #EU to use frozen #Russian assets to finance #Ukraine’s war effort, arguing the move could unlock a €140bn loan for Kyiv.
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Nächster Meilenstein im #HSSNEXUS #YoungLeaders-Programm: Mit Thomas Erndl, verteidigungspolitischer Sprecher CDU/CSU im Bundestag, gewinnen wir einen politischen Schirmherrn, der unsere Nachwuchsführungskräfte mit Einblicken aus dem Bundestag & seiner Expertise begleitet
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Detail
Seit September verfügt die Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung mit HSS NEXUS über ein einjähriges Förderprogramm im Bereich Außen-, Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik. Das Programm vernetzt engagierte Young Prof...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Nächster Meilenstein im #HSSNEXUS #YoungLeaders-Programm: Mit Thomas Erndl, verteidigungspolitischer Sprecher CDU/CSU im Bundestag, gewinnen wir einen politischen Schirmherrn, der unsere Nachwuchsführungskräfte mit Einblicken aus dem Bundestag & seiner Expertise begleitet
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🛰️Historic speech by German #Defense Minister #Pistorius at the #BDI #SpaceCongress: 🇩🇪 will invest €35B by 2030 to secure satellites, enhance cybersecurity, build redundant constellations, develop deterrence, strengthen industry & international cooperation.
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Rede: Bundesminister der Verteidigung Pistorius beim 3. BDI- Weltraumkongress
Rede des Bundesministers der Verteidigung Boris Pistorius beim 3. BDI- Weltraumkongress in Berlin am 25. September 2025
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September 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🛰️Historic speech by German #Defense Minister #Pistorius at the #BDI #SpaceCongress: 🇩🇪 will invest €35B by 2030 to secure satellites, enhance cybersecurity, build redundant constellations, develop deterrence, strengthen industry & international cooperation.
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🇩🇪 Germany’s new €83B #military procurement plan steers rearmament to #European industry, only 8% for #US arms. A blow to #Trump’s push for EU states to keep buying American weapons. (154 major purchases by Dec 2026)
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Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons
A procurement plan obtained by POLITICO shows Berlin’s rearmament spree will overwhelmingly benefit European industry.
www.politico.eu
September 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🇩🇪 Germany’s new €83B #military procurement plan steers rearmament to #European industry, only 8% for #US arms. A blow to #Trump’s push for EU states to keep buying American weapons. (154 major purchases by Dec 2026)
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Reading recommendation via NYT: The #US #MoonRace faces heavy reliance on #SpaceX’s Starship & delays in #NASA’s #Artemis program. With #China advancing fast, losing the race is a real strategic risk. Innovation must be balanced with risk management & collaboration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Insightful must-read for #space #security aficionados via @washingtonpost.com:
"Despite decades of warnings, the #US #Pentagon did little to treat space as a contested environment."
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"Despite decades of warnings, the #US #Pentagon did little to treat space as a contested environment."
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Inside the Space Force as it prepares for a new kind of war
An exclusive look at a Space Force training exercise offered rare insights into how the secretive branch is preparing to fight the next war in space — an arena that for decades was regarded as a peace...
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September 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Insightful must-read for #space #security aficionados via @washingtonpost.com:
"Despite decades of warnings, the #US #Pentagon did little to treat space as a contested environment."
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"Despite decades of warnings, the #US #Pentagon did little to treat space as a contested environment."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Neue #ZMSBw-Bevölkerungsbefragung für #Deutschland:
- Sicherheitsempfinden weiter schwach
- 67 % sehen #Russland als Bedrohung
- Mehr Unterstützung für #Ukraine & #Bundeswehr
- Vertrauen in Bundeswehr: 84 %
- #USA weniger verlässlich aber weiter wichtig
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- Sicherheitsempfinden weiter schwach
- 67 % sehen #Russland als Bedrohung
- Mehr Unterstützung für #Ukraine & #Bundeswehr
- Vertrauen in Bundeswehr: 84 %
- #USA weniger verlässlich aber weiter wichtig
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September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Neue #ZMSBw-Bevölkerungsbefragung für #Deutschland:
- Sicherheitsempfinden weiter schwach
- 67 % sehen #Russland als Bedrohung
- Mehr Unterstützung für #Ukraine & #Bundeswehr
- Vertrauen in Bundeswehr: 84 %
- #USA weniger verlässlich aber weiter wichtig
👉 zms.bundeswehr.de/resource/blo...
- Sicherheitsempfinden weiter schwach
- 67 % sehen #Russland als Bedrohung
- Mehr Unterstützung für #Ukraine & #Bundeswehr
- Vertrauen in Bundeswehr: 84 %
- #USA weniger verlässlich aber weiter wichtig
👉 zms.bundeswehr.de/resource/blo...
Must-read article on rearming #Europe and the need for strategic expertise: "Without investing in the education & development of future #defense strategists, even the best-equipped military forces will struggle to formulate & execute effective #security policies."
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Rearming Europe: Challenges and Constraints - War on the Rocks
The Trump administration is sending shock waves through the development community, diplomatic circles, and financial markets. In doing so, it might have
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July 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Must-read article on rearming #Europe and the need for strategic expertise: "Without investing in the education & development of future #defense strategists, even the best-equipped military forces will struggle to formulate & execute effective #security policies."
warontherocks.com/2025/04/rear...
warontherocks.com/2025/04/rear...
The #UK and #France have pledged for the first time to co-ordinate the use of their #nuclear weapons, saying they would jointly respond to protect #Europe from any “extreme threat”.
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UK and France vow to co-ordinate nuclear weapons for first time
Announcement marks increase in co-operation between allies amid growing threat from Russia
www.ft.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The #UK and #France have pledged for the first time to co-ordinate the use of their #nuclear weapons, saying they would jointly respond to protect #Europe from any “extreme threat”.
www.ft.com/content/eb83...
www.ft.com/content/eb83...
👉 Happy to share my latest article, now published in the KKrVA Journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences, which explores the key challenges and opportunities for #Germany's #space #security policy under the (still relatively new) federal government 🛰📡
July 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
👉 Happy to share my latest article, now published in the KKrVA Journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences, which explores the key challenges and opportunities for #Germany's #space #security policy under the (still relatively new) federal government 🛰📡
Gestern hat der #US-Senat das umstrittene Steuergesetz-Paket von Präsident #Trump verabschiedet – u.a. trotz deutlichen Widerstands von Elon #Musk. Ein hervorragender Artikel des @tagesspiegel.de, zu dem ich beisteuern durft, beleuchtet die Hintergründe👇🏻
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Musk droht mit Gründung einer Partei: Wieso ist Trumps Big Beautiful Bill so umstritten?
Steuererleichterungen für die Reichen, Sozialkürzungen für die Armen: Bis Freitag will US-Präsident Donald Trump sein neues Steuergesetz durchbringen. Doch es gibt Widerstand.
www.tagesspiegel.de
July 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gestern hat der #US-Senat das umstrittene Steuergesetz-Paket von Präsident #Trump verabschiedet – u.a. trotz deutlichen Widerstands von Elon #Musk. Ein hervorragender Artikel des @tagesspiegel.de, zu dem ich beisteuern durft, beleuchtet die Hintergründe👇🏻
www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
Honored to be invited as a Non-Resident Fellow at the renowned @amgerinst.bsky.social in DC. AGI focuses exclusively on key issues for #Germany & #UnitedStates - now more important than ever. Grateful to contribute to fostering the #transatlantic relationship! americangerman.institute
AGI
Building a Smarter German-American Partnership
americangerman.institute
July 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Honored to be invited as a Non-Resident Fellow at the renowned @amgerinst.bsky.social in DC. AGI focuses exclusively on key issues for #Germany & #UnitedStates - now more important than ever. Grateful to contribute to fostering the #transatlantic relationship! americangerman.institute
Der #NATO-Gipfel setzt wichtige Impulse zur Stärkung der kollektiven #Verteidigung, ohne Eklat zwischen den #USA & den europäischen Partnern. Doch kann das nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass die Allianz vor enormen Herausforderungen steht - via HSS
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June 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Der #NATO-Gipfel setzt wichtige Impulse zur Stärkung der kollektiven #Verteidigung, ohne Eklat zwischen den #USA & den europäischen Partnern. Doch kann das nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass die Allianz vor enormen Herausforderungen steht - via HSS
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#NATO has released its Commercial #Space #Strategy, endorsed in February 2025, to enhance the #Alliance’s collaboration with commercial space partners. The strategy is built around 3 core objectives:
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NATO Commercial Space Strategy
Endorsed by Allied Defence Ministers on 13 February 2025
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June 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#NATO has released its Commercial #Space #Strategy, endorsed in February 2025, to enhance the #Alliance’s collaboration with commercial space partners. The strategy is built around 3 core objectives:
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One of the shortest #NATO Summit Declarations to date - but rich in substance:
- Allies reaffirm their “ironclad commitment” to collective #defense, as enshrined in #Article5 of the Washington Treaty: "an attack on one is an attack on all".
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- Allies reaffirm their “ironclad commitment” to collective #defense, as enshrined in #Article5 of the Washington Treaty: "an attack on one is an attack on all".
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int
June 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
One of the shortest #NATO Summit Declarations to date - but rich in substance:
- Allies reaffirm their “ironclad commitment” to collective #defense, as enshrined in #Article5 of the Washington Treaty: "an attack on one is an attack on all".
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
- Allies reaffirm their “ironclad commitment” to collective #defense, as enshrined in #Article5 of the Washington Treaty: "an attack on one is an attack on all".
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
#NATO's Rapid Adoption Action Plan:
To maintain its #technological edge, NATO seeks to adopt innovative technologies more quickly by shortening the time from #innovation to operational use to within 24 months.
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
To maintain its #technological edge, NATO seeks to adopt innovative technologies more quickly by shortening the time from #innovation to operational use to within 24 months.
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
Summary of NATO's Rapid Adoption Action Plan
Endorsed by Allied Heads of State and Government on 25 June 2025
www.nato.int
June 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#NATO's Rapid Adoption Action Plan:
To maintain its #technological edge, NATO seeks to adopt innovative technologies more quickly by shortening the time from #innovation to operational use to within 24 months.
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
To maintain its #technological edge, NATO seeks to adopt innovative technologies more quickly by shortening the time from #innovation to operational use to within 24 months.
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
Today, the #EU has unveiled the long-awaited EU #SpaceAct to establish a unified framework for space activities. It aims to tackle space debris, legal fragmentation, security risks, improve resilience, safety, and sustainability, boosting competitiveness and creating a true single market for space.
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Kleiner TV-Tipp:
Im Vorfeld des #NATO-Gipfels in Den Haag habe ich im #ARD-Europamagazin über die Rolle der NATO und die aktuellen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen für #Europa gesprochen – heute ab 12:45 Uhr in der ARD oder jederzeit in der Mediathek.
#USA #Trump #Russland #Ukraine
Im Vorfeld des #NATO-Gipfels in Den Haag habe ich im #ARD-Europamagazin über die Rolle der NATO und die aktuellen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen für #Europa gesprochen – heute ab 12:45 Uhr in der ARD oder jederzeit in der Mediathek.
#USA #Trump #Russland #Ukraine
June 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Kleiner TV-Tipp:
Im Vorfeld des #NATO-Gipfels in Den Haag habe ich im #ARD-Europamagazin über die Rolle der NATO und die aktuellen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen für #Europa gesprochen – heute ab 12:45 Uhr in der ARD oder jederzeit in der Mediathek.
#USA #Trump #Russland #Ukraine
Im Vorfeld des #NATO-Gipfels in Den Haag habe ich im #ARD-Europamagazin über die Rolle der NATO und die aktuellen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen für #Europa gesprochen – heute ab 12:45 Uhr in der ARD oder jederzeit in der Mediathek.
#USA #Trump #Russland #Ukraine
