@book{2026:brecht:german_spa,
title = {German Space Strategy in Times of Geopolitical Turbulence: From Cooperation to Conflict},
year = {2026},
note = {The author examines a field that has received little attention to
date: the geopolitical and security policy turning point resulting
from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and its
implications for Germany’s space strategy. Drawing on the concepts
of hedging and balancing, and based on qualitative expert interviews,
the author demonstrates that the war acts more as a catalyst than a
genuine turning point. Chronic underfunding and bureaucratic inertia
prevent a fundamental shift in strategy, and the growing unreliability
of the United States intensifies Germany’s security dilemma in
space. The intersection of geopolitics and space strategy offers
valuable insights for astropolitics and political science research.},
edition = {1},
publisher = {Tectum},
address = {Baden-Baden},
series = {Young Academics: Outer Space},
volume = {4},
author = {Brecht, Leonard}
}