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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Building a Smarter German-American Partnership
americangerman.institute
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
The #US Senate passed #Congress’s $900B #defense policy bill, also asserting congressional oversight of US defense policy by requiring the DOD to consult with lawmakers before withdrawing troops from South Korea & #Europe, restructuring global military commands www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Senate passes Pentagon bill urging Hegseth to disclose boat strike evidence
The sprawling legislation includes a provision seeking video and other materials detailing the Trump administration’s military activities in Latin America.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The #US Senate passed #Congress’s $900B #defense policy bill, also asserting congressional oversight of US defense policy by requiring the DOD to consult with lawmakers before withdrawing troops from South Korea & #Europe, restructuring global military commands www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Major consolidation with implications for #Europe:
Senior #Pentagon officials are preparing a plan to restructure the #US military’s command architecture, shifting the balance of authority among its top generals, downgrading several major commands.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Senior #Pentagon officials are preparing a plan to restructure the #US military’s command architecture, shifting the balance of authority among its top generals, downgrading several major commands.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military
If adopted, the changes would fulfill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pledge to disrupt the status quo and slash the number of four-star generals.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Major consolidation with implications for #Europe:
Senior #Pentagon officials are preparing a plan to restructure the #US military’s command architecture, shifting the balance of authority among its top generals, downgrading several major commands.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Senior #Pentagon officials are preparing a plan to restructure the #US military’s command architecture, shifting the balance of authority among its top generals, downgrading several major commands.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Exciting times for #space #security in #Germany! 🇩🇪
Germany published its first-ever Space Safety & Security Strategy, a long overdue milestone laying the strategic foundation. My latest article for @amgerinst.bsky.social analyzes key priorities.
👉 americangerman.institute/2025/12/dete...
Germany published its first-ever Space Safety & Security Strategy, a long overdue milestone laying the strategic foundation. My latest article for @amgerinst.bsky.social analyzes key priorities.
👉 americangerman.institute/2025/12/dete...
Deterrence, Defense, and Resilience in Space
Germany’s First Space Safety and Security Strategy As announced in the 2025 coalition agreement, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense and the Federal Foreign Office have unveiled the country’s first-...
americangerman.institute
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Exciting times for #space #security in #Germany! 🇩🇪
Germany published its first-ever Space Safety & Security Strategy, a long overdue milestone laying the strategic foundation. My latest article for @amgerinst.bsky.social analyzes key priorities.
👉 americangerman.institute/2025/12/dete...
Germany published its first-ever Space Safety & Security Strategy, a long overdue milestone laying the strategic foundation. My latest article for @amgerinst.bsky.social analyzes key priorities.
👉 americangerman.institute/2025/12/dete...
Reposted by Andrea Rotter
Germany recently unveiled their first Space Safety and Security Strategy. @andrearotter.bsky.social analyzes this new strategic foundation for Germany's future conduct in space:
Deterrence, Defense, and Resilience in Space
Germany’s First Space Safety and Security Strategy As announced in the 2025 coalition agreement, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense and the Federal Foreign Office have unveiled the country’s…
americangerman.institute
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Germany recently unveiled their first Space Safety and Security Strategy. @andrearotter.bsky.social analyzes this new strategic foundation for Germany's future conduct in space:
Spannender Beitrag von Frauke Niemeyer bei ntv-Nachrichten zur sicherheitspolitischen Bedeutung #US-amerikanischer #Satelliten und #weltraumbasierter #Intelligence für die #Ukraine, zu dem ich meine Einschätzung zu europäischen Alternativen beisteuern durfte.
www.n-tv.de/politik/Ging...
www.n-tv.de/politik/Ging...
Darum hat Trump die Ukrainer in der Hand
Wann immer Trump der Ukraine ein Ultimatum stellt, kann sie es ignorieren? Das wäre brandgefährlich, denn ohne die US-Satelliten würde die Ukraine enorm verwundbar. Wie wichtig ist der Weltraum im Kri...
www.n-tv.de
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Spannender Beitrag von Frauke Niemeyer bei ntv-Nachrichten zur sicherheitspolitischen Bedeutung #US-amerikanischer #Satelliten und #weltraumbasierter #Intelligence für die #Ukraine, zu dem ich meine Einschätzung zu europäischen Alternativen beisteuern durfte.
www.n-tv.de/politik/Ging...
www.n-tv.de/politik/Ging...
Herzlichen Dank an @table.media für die Auszeichnung als einer der 100 einflussreichsten Köpfe im Bereich #Security. Es ist mir eine große Ehre, Teil dieser renommierten Gemeinschaft zu sein und ich freue mich, dass die wichtige Arbeit von Stiftungen wie #HSS gewürdigt wird.
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Herzlichen Dank an @table.media für die Auszeichnung als einer der 100 einflussreichsten Köpfe im Bereich #Security. Es ist mir eine große Ehre, Teil dieser renommierten Gemeinschaft zu sein und ich freue mich, dass die wichtige Arbeit von Stiftungen wie #HSS gewürdigt wird.
#Deutschland kann Strategie! Heute wurde die 1. #Weltraumsicherheitsstrategie vorgestellt. Damit setzt Deutschland einen überfälligen Meilenstein & ich freue mich, dass ich meine Expertise in den Strategieprozess einbringen durfte.
👉Meine Analyse: www.hss.de/news/abschre...
👉Meine Analyse: www.hss.de/news/abschre...
News
Wie im Koalitionsvertrag angekündigt, haben das Bundesministerium der Verteidigung und das Auswärtige Amt erstmals eine Weltraumsicherheitsstrategie für Deutschland vorgestellt. Sie benennt zentrale s...
www.hss.de
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#Deutschland kann Strategie! Heute wurde die 1. #Weltraumsicherheitsstrategie vorgestellt. Damit setzt Deutschland einen überfälligen Meilenstein & ich freue mich, dass ich meine Expertise in den Strategieprozess einbringen durfte.
👉Meine Analyse: www.hss.de/news/abschre...
👉Meine Analyse: www.hss.de/news/abschre...
#Germany can strategize! Today, Germany unveiled its first-ever #SpaceSecurityStrategy – a long-overdue milestone in national security policy. I am particularly proud to have contributed to the strategy development process.
👉 My detailed analysis www.hss.de/news/abschre... [in German]
👉 My detailed analysis www.hss.de/news/abschre... [in German]
News
Wie im Koalitionsvertrag angekündigt, haben das Bundesministerium der Verteidigung und das Auswärtige Amt erstmals eine Weltraumsicherheitsstrategie für Deutschland vorgestellt. Sie benennt zentrale s...
www.hss.de
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#Germany can strategize! Today, Germany unveiled its first-ever #SpaceSecurityStrategy – a long-overdue milestone in national security policy. I am particularly proud to have contributed to the strategy development process.
👉 My detailed analysis www.hss.de/news/abschre... [in German]
👉 My detailed analysis www.hss.de/news/abschre... [in German]
Reposted by Andrea Rotter
At final last Merz is doing the right thing for Germany.
Germany should have excluded Chinese high-risk providers from 5G critical infrastructure six years ago.
Better late than never.
Germany should have excluded Chinese high-risk providers from 5G critical infrastructure six years ago.
Better late than never.
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
At final last Merz is doing the right thing for Germany.
Germany should have excluded Chinese high-risk providers from 5G critical infrastructure six years ago.
Better late than never.
Germany should have excluded Chinese high-risk providers from 5G critical infrastructure six years ago.
Better late than never.
🇫🇷 More investment, new strategy 👉🏻 #France has unveiled a new national #space strategy along with substantial increases in spending. President Macron pledged €4.2 bn in new funds for military activities in space, singling out #Russia as a principal threat in space.
www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...
www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...
Stratégie nationale spatiale 2025-2040 | SGDSN
A l’occasion de l’inauguration du centre toulousain du Commandement de l’Espace (CDE) le 12 novembre, est publiée la nouvelle stratégie nationale spatiale.
www.sgdsn.gouv.fr
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🇫🇷 More investment, new strategy 👉🏻 #France has unveiled a new national #space strategy along with substantial increases in spending. President Macron pledged €4.2 bn in new funds for military activities in space, singling out #Russia as a principal threat in space.
www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...
www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...
#Germany to unveil its 1st #Space #Security Strategy next week, committing to international cooperation, promoting a sustainable & rules-based order, building deterrence capabilities & ensuring it can respond to hostile actions in space.
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Handelsblatt
www.handelsblatt.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Germany to unveil its 1st #Space #Security Strategy next week, committing to international cooperation, promoting a sustainable & rules-based order, building deterrence capabilities & ensuring it can respond to hostile actions in space.
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Definitely a must-read on the changed power dynamics in #Europe due to #Germany's substantial military build-up via @politico.eu:
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Germany’s rearmament upends Europe’s power balance
As Berlin again becomes Europe’s leading military power, Paris and Warsaw face a massive political shift.
www.politico.eu
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Definitely a must-read on the changed power dynamics in #Europe due to #Germany's substantial military build-up via @politico.eu:
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Must-read 👉🏻 A new CSIS report by @maxbergmann.bsky.social & Otto Hastrup Svendsen outlines 5 key tasks #Europeans should undertake to defend themselves with less #America & deter further #Russian aggression
www.csis.org/analysis/how...
www.csis.org/analysis/how...
How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America
A potential U.S. force posture reduction in Europe will leave the continent vulnerable to further Russian aggression. Europe needs a bold action plan to mitigate capability gaps and ensure deterrence ...
www.csis.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Must-read 👉🏻 A new CSIS report by @maxbergmann.bsky.social & Otto Hastrup Svendsen outlines 5 key tasks #Europeans should undertake to defend themselves with less #America & deter further #Russian aggression
www.csis.org/analysis/how...
www.csis.org/analysis/how...
#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
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
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
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
🛰️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.
www.baks.bund.de/de/akjs/der-...
www.baks.bund.de/de/akjs/der-...
Der Weltraum 2035: Etabliert im Orbit oder abgehängt auf der Erde
www.baks.bund.de
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.
www.baks.bund.de/de/akjs/der-...
www.baks.bund.de/de/akjs/der-...
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...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...
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...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...
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
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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 🛰️ 👏
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com
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...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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.
www.ft.com/content/3ac0...
www.ft.com/content/3ac0...
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.
www.ft.com/content/3ac0...
www.ft.com/content/3ac0...
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
www.hss.de/news/detail/...
www.hss.de/news/detail/...
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
www.hss.de/news/detail/...
www.hss.de/news/detail/...
🛰️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.
www.bmvg.de/de/presse/re...
www.bmvg.de/de/presse/re...
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
www.bmvg.de
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.
www.bmvg.de/de/presse/re...
www.bmvg.de/de/presse/re...
🇩🇪 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...
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."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
"Despite decades of warnings, the #US #Pentagon did little to treat space as a contested environment."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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...
www.washingtonpost.com
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."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
"Despite decades of warnings, the #US #Pentagon did little to treat space as a contested environment."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...