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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM

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❓ ‘How important is space to national strategy? Very. How seriously does 🇬🇧 take its space power posture? The jury is out,’ writes James Cemmell FRAeS, Open Cosmos

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM

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🌌 ‘Given the rapid pace of change in the global space environment, indecision is a decision. 🇬🇧 window of opportunity to make its own choices about its role as a space power grows smaller by the day,’ says Michelle Howard, Perigord Consultancy Ltd

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM

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‘The question is not whether space power is important to 🇬🇧 national strategy – it absolutely is. Rather, the question is whether any British political leader is capable of articulating 🇬🇧 national interests in space,’ says Dr John Sheldon, AstroAnalytica

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM

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🛰️ ‘Without space, the British Armed Forces are effectively “deaf, dumb and blind” in 21st century warfare – itself ever more complex and faster paced,’ argues @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, @aspi-org.bsky.social

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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🛰️ ‘Space power is not just important to 🇬🇧 national strategy; it is the arena in which 🇬🇧 could actively shape the strategic environment to its advantage,’ argues Allen Antrobus, PA Consulting

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:11 PM

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💡 ‘Spacepower already forms the backbone of contemporary warfare, enabling everything from weather forecasting to multi-domain C4ISR and missile defence...without space, there is no defence,’ says Marco Aliberti, European Space Policy Institute

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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🚨 ‘Failing to address hostile behaviours now will create a normative framework later – one that has not been shaped by 🇬🇧 interests,’ argue James Black (@randeurope.org) and Dr Aleix Nadal Campos (@fasikcl.bsky.social)

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM

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💰 ‘With other European nations advancing space capabilities, such as 🇩🇪 allocating €35 billion to space defence before 2030, 🇬🇧 turning a blind eye is an outlier,’ writes Ian Annett, UKspace

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How important is space power to British national strategy?

February 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM

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How important is space power to 🇬🇧 national strategy?

✍️ Marco Aliberti, Ian Annett, @allenant.bsky.social, James Black, Dr Aleix Nadal Campos, James Cemmell FRAeS, @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, Michelle Howard, @johnbsheldon.bsky.social

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British-Norwegian defence cooperation: A maritime endeavour

February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM

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‘🇬🇧-🇳🇴 defence integration is driven by a shared geography and convergent threat assessments in the High North and North Atlantic, including the 🇬🇱-🇮🇸 -🇬🇧 gap,’ writes Prof. Basil Germond, Co-Director, Security Research Institute, @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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The Memorandum | No. 06.2026

Britain and America forge ahead with critical minerals agreement

February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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Read this week’s #Tracker - your 🇨🇳 news roundup

⛓️ Jimmy Lai sentenced to twenty years in prison
🕵️‍♂️ M15 briefs universities on 🇨🇳 interference
💥 Washington accuses Beijing of secret nuclear testing

#ObservingChina

February 12, 2026 at 12:33 PM

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Read this week's defence and foreign policy roundup 👇

🪨 MoU on critical minerals between 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 troops in 🇳🇴 to double in response to 🇷🇺 threat in the High North
🚨 @willfreer.bsky.social unpacks the status of #NATO's nuclear deterrence in Europe

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The Cable | No. 06.2026

BONUS CLIP | Skills for a new age of warfighting

February 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM

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How the role of a #sixthgeneration pilot is evolving from flying to mission management 👇

🎙️ In this bonus clip, we asked Richard Berthon, Ministry of Defence, and Herman Claesen, @baesystems.com which skills will define the future of warfighting?

Richard Berthon, Director Future Combat Air in the United Kingdom (UK) at the Ministry of Defence, and Herman Claesen, Managing Director, Future Combat Air S...

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February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM

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Unless we start investing more in defence, we will face increased competition from adversaries, and our allies will not take us seriously.

🎙️ @james-rogers.bsky.social joins #DefenceTalks alongside @peterfrankopan.bsky.social

▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/EV8k5k3YJgw

February 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM

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‘In 🇬🇧, we spend more on pet food, beauty products, and takeaways than we do on defence’ 👇

🎙️ @peterfrankopan.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, joins #DefenceTalks to unpack the threat landscape in 2026

▶️ Watch the episode now: youtu.be/EV8k5k3YJgw

@baesystems.com

February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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🎙️The 🇷🇺 challenge is anti-systemic while 🇨🇳 is counter-systemic

@james-rogers.bsky.social, our Co-founder, joins @peterfrankopan.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, on #DefenceTalks to discuss geopolitics in 2026

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February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM

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‘The best way for 🇬🇧 to support middle powers is not to join them, but to lead in a way that makes their cooperation possible,’ argues @rgwhitman.bsky.social, @kent.ac.uk

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Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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‘If 🇬🇧 adopts the posture of a middle power, it does not correct its self-image; it merely cedes ground to authoritarian rivals who suffer no such crises of confidence,’ argues @james-rogers.bsky.social, our Co-founder

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Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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‘As one of the wealthiest nations of the world, with a nuclear-armed navy, and membership of the Permanent 5 of the UN Security Council, 🇬🇧 is obliged to act as a significant global power,’ argues Dr Robert Johnson, our Honorary Fellow

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Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM

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‘🇬🇧 position in global affairs rests on the effective retention, nurturing and regeneration of inherent domestic capabilities and attributes, built on a foundation of political stability and a growing economy,’ says Patrick Horgan OBE, GMTL Advisory

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Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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‘Putting aside 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳, 🇬🇧 sits firmly in a small group of major powers that have a sizeable military, significant soft power, a large economy and can project influence in most corners of the globe,’ says @samagoodman.bsky.social, China Strategic Risks Institute

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Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM

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‘🇬🇧 should stand back and survey the long-term trajectory of its ambitions as an intelligent or frontier power and the fora which it needs to influence for a new frontier or intelligent foreign policy approach,’ writes Dr Melanie Garson, our Adjunct Fellow

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Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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🌍 ‘It is imperative that 🇬🇧 act like a major power that shapes its environment, rather than a middle power subject to the prevailing winds,’ argues @willfreer.bsky.social, our Research Fellow

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Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?

February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM

Council on Geostrategy

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💡 ‘The focus must be on where, how and when 🇬🇧 – undoubtedly a major player in world affairs – can and should use its capabilities to shape what is a more fluid international environment,’ says Andrew Ehrhardt, Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy

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