Europe's Space Gambit: Shared Governance or Sovereignty? The recent International Space Summit in Paris has put a spotlight on Europe's ambitious plans to strengthen its space sector and challenge US dominance.
French President Emmanuel Macron's call for "shared governance" of space, accompanied by €20 billion in investments for Europe's space industry, is being touted as a significant step towards this goal.
However, beneath the surface of this high profile summit lies a more complex web of motivations and implications.