Andrea Rotter
Deputy Director Academy for Politics and Current Affairs & Head of Foreign & Security Policy Division | 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇲| | space security enthusiast 🛰🚀| WIIS | ex SWP Berlin, GMFUS, American German Institute fellow | personal views only
- Great read on #quantum computing and #Germany’s growing role on the international stage by Valentin Weber and Maria Pericàs Riera via @dgap.org dgap.org/en/research/...
- Vor 70 Jahren trat #Deutschland der #NATO bei – ein Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur Souveränität. Heute muss 🇩🇪 mehr sicherheitspolitische Verantwortung übernehmen – als starke Säule einer europäischeren NATO. Meine Gedanken via HSS 👇 www.hss.de/news/detail/...
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- Philip Johnston, CEO of the startup Starcloud, says it’s “inevitable” #data centers will move to orbit as launch costs drop. #Space offers advantages like free cooling & solar energy. And the #tech isn’t as far off as it sounds. Intriguing read from @economist.com 👇🏻 www.economist.com/science-and-...
- #Deutschland stellt die politischen Weichen für die #Raumfahrt: In der nächsten Regierung wird es ein #CSU-geführtes Ministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt geben 🛰🚀
- Great news: #Germany is financing #Ukraine's access to a #satellite internet network operated by French company #Eutelsat. The service serves as an alternative to tech billionaire #Musk's #Starlink, which has played a key role in Kyiv's battlefield communications. kyivindependent.com/germany-fina...
- 🚀 2025 Global #Counterspace Capabilities Report by the Secure World Foundation 🛰️ A must-read for understanding global #military #space developments. Here’s what you need to know: 🧵👇
- While the impact of performative politics is hard to assess, it's a fitting twist of history that African American Sen. Cory #Booker set the record for the longest #US #Senate floor speech, surpassing Sen. Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against the Civil Rights Act by honoring John Lewis's achievements
- The once unimaginable future is now taking shape: The #US #Space Force is funding the development of a groundbreaking "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft, capable of deploying multiple #satellites as needed. www.space.com/us-space-for...
- Once again, the most bizarre and concerning news emerges from the new #US administration: #US national #security leaders included a journalist in a #Signal group chat discussing upcoming military strikes in Yemen. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
- #Mustread via @sipri.org as #quantumtechnology is quickly becoming a key enabler for #defense & #security, extending beyond #encryption to include sensing, communications, & computing, making proactive policymaking essential doi.org/10.55163/DRD...
- This week, I had the privilege of attending an immensely thought-provoking workshop on #Europe's future #security architecture by BASIC, focusing on challenges posed by #Russia, #transatlantic relations, #climatechange impacts on #defense, and the crumbling #armscontrol & #nonproliferation regime.
- Diese Woche durfte ich bei #hartaberfair zur #Sicherheits- & #Verteidigungspolitik mitdiskutieren. Die kontroverse Debatte zeigt: Verteidigung muss ganzheitlich gedacht werden – militärisch, zivil & vor allem im Dialog mit der Bevölkerung. 📷: WDR/Dirk Borm
- Potential for conflict: #US arms-makers are being frozen out of the #EU’s massive new #defense spending plan, which aims to splash the cash for EU & allied countries. Also left out for now is the #UK. www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
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- Ein ganz besonderes Projekt (und Herzensthema) steht in den Startlöchern: Mit #HSSNexus initiiert die Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung ein Young Leaders Programm für die #Außen, #Sicherheits- & #Verteidigungspolitik. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 30. April. Weitere Infos unter www.hss.de/ueber-uns/ta...
- Reposted by Andrea RotterWe regret the unjustified US 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports. The EU will protect its consumers and businesses. We are launching swift, proportionate countermeasures worth up to €26 billion, matching the economic impact of the US tariffs. More about our response ↓ europa.eu/!rcMqWy
- Yesterday, I joined an expert exchange with wonderful colleagues at the German Federal Foreign Office to discuss the future of #German & #European #space diplomacy, highlighting space's key role in #security, #geopolitical stability, #innovation, and #resilience. #WomenPower
- Had the privilege of contributing to a panel on #disinformation & #resilience at the Lithuanian-German Forum. With #Russia targeting #Germany, there's much to learn from our #Lithuanian friends in tackling these challenges.
- 🇵🇱 FM reminds Elon #Musk of his contractual obligation to provide #Starlink to #Ukraine. 🇮🇹 also raises concerns, highlighting the economic impact for Musk in the European market if agreements aren’t honored. #EU
- Die #Ukraine ist von #Musks #Starlink abhängig, was zunehmend #Sicherheitsbedenken aufwirft, falls die #USA unter #Trump den Zugang blockieren. #Europa sucht nach Alternativen – darüber und mehr habe ich mit @zeit.de ONLINE gesprochen. #IRIS2 #GOVSATCOM #Eutelsat www.zeit.de/digital/2025...
- Gestern absolvierte die #Ariane6 ihren ersten kommerziellen Flug & brachte dabei den🇫🇷 Spionage-🛰️ CSO-3 in den #Weltraum. Mit @chs42.bsky.social habe ich über die geopolitische Relevanz der Rakete sowie #Europas Abhängigkeit von den #USA & #Musk - via @spiegel.de www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
- Must-read on lessons learned from #Ukraine in advancing #AI-driven unmanned systems to reduce direct warfighter involvement while enhancing combat effectiveness. - via @CSIS.org www.csis.org/analysis/ukr...
- Yes!
- “Fund managers now say #Trump’s #MAGA agenda has instead unleashed a Make Europe Great Again trade that is reordering global financial markets. 'Europe is at its best in a crisis' - investors had not realised that Europe would rise to the challenge presented by the US." www.ft.com/content/2e81...
- Shedding the pretense of moral high ground: #US President #Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 #Ukrainians who fled the war with #Russia, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation via @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
- About time: Analysts project #defense expenditure in #Germany could hit 3.5% of GDP by 2027, up from 2.1% in 2024. In an economy of Germany’s size, that would be a massive boost. Germany’s reawakening shows how a crisis can unite #Europe once again. www.ft.com/content/ea05...
- #France is offering intelligence to #Ukraine, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday, a day after Washington said it was suspending #intelligence sharing with Kyiv, an effort to step up pressure on Ukraine's President Volodymyr #Zelensky www.reuters.com/world/europe...
- To everyone praising #Trump's negotiation and peacemaking skills: This will come at a heavy cost-#Ukrainian lives. Pushing pressure on one party, the victim of aggression, does not create the foundation for a just and lasting peace. www.ft.com/content/c58f...
- 🇩🇪 "Whatever it takes" - #Merz has agreed a deal with the SPD to inject hundreds of billions in extra funding into the Germany’s #military by relaxing the country’s debt brake to exempt #defense spending above 1% of GDP from the debt brake rules. www.ft.com/content/316e...
- #Eutelsat is in talks with European governments about providing additional satellite connectivity in Ukraine to replace Musk’s Starlink in the country. #OneWeb already provides services to Ukraine through a German distributor, but its technology is older than #Starlink’s www.ft.com/content/f4cc...
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- The #European Commission is exploring ways to help #Ukraine secure #SATCOM capacity after reports that #Musk may cut its access to #Starlink. Options include #Govsatcom, #IRIS² (operational in 2030s), or sourcing commercial capacity from European providers www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...
- Shocking, but not surprising: "The #Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to #Ukraine in response to President Volodymyr #Zelensky’s remarks in the Oval Office on Friday." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
- Zelensky remained dignified and resolute, showing strength and composure.
- Reposted by Andrea RotterYour dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
- Reposted by Andrea RotterEXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions. On @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
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- While my transatlantic heart breaks, there is no other option. This is our defining moment - our make-or-break moment in history, with consequences that will echo for years to come.
- The actions of the US President & Vice-President towards President Zelensky are disgraceful. Europe now faces a choice - to stand by & watch idly or show our commitment to our Ukrainian partners, fighting & dying for our values, through real action. #StandWithUkraine www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
- #Europe's #defense industry could face a significant skills shortage, depending on how much European #NATO countries increase their defense budgets. According to a new study: 🔹 2% of GDP → 163K workers needed 🔹 2.5% → 460K 🔹 3% → up to 760K www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/f...
- #Europe moving closer together: #Britain will this week join EU leaders in groundbreaking talks about setting up Europe-wide #defense funding arrangements, as the continent struggles to beef up its military amid fears of a disappearing #US security blanket www.ft.com/content/1a82...
- The gloves are off - but without real capabilities, it's just symbolic: The #EU offered #Ukraine a rival proposal for a 'critical materials' agreement, while Donald #Trump claimed the #US was close to securing a deal for Kyiv's vast natural resources. www.politico.eu/article/crit...
- If true, a major financial step on a long road ahead: #CDU & #SPD are reportedly negotiating a €200B debt-financed #defense fund, per Bloomberg. The plan is to approve it with the old Bundestag's votes. #Germany #Bundeswehr www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
