Table of Contents

Introduction Thomas Hoerber and Antonella Forganni Part I: Country Perspectives 1. Member States’ engagement in space and security in the framework of European Space Policy Maarten Adriaensen, Ntorina Antoni and Christina Giannopapa 2. The strategic utilisation of the US in EU space policy discourse Iraklis Oikonomou 3. Space Based Positioning Navigation and Timing Systems: their place in global politics and geo-political power relations Sarah Lieberman Part II: European Space Policy 4. Security and the discourse of risk in European space policy Lorna Ryan 5. European Space Policy Perspectives on Space Traffic Management (STM) Ntorina Antoni, Christina Giannopapa and Kai-Uwe Schrogl 6. Europe in Space - ESA’s Unique Approach and Vital Contributions in comparison to NASA Matthea Brandenburg and Thomas Hoerber Part III: World Issues 7. Space colonization Jurisdiction and other legal issues Antonella Forganni 8. Space, an indispensable dimension to the credibility of EU external action Pascal Legai Conclusion Thomas Hoerber and Antonella Forganni

About the Author

Thomas Hoerber is Professor for European Studies, Director of the EU*Asia Institute and Head of the Department of International Affairs at ESSCA School of Management, France.

Antonella Forganni is Associate Professor in Law, Head of the Department of Economics, Law and Society and member of the EU*Asia Institute at ESSCA School of Management, France.