Thanks again to Emma for publishing this piece and opening up space for a debate Europe urgently needs.
Curious whether others see SatcomBW 4 as a necessary German “correction” to a European process that went wrong, or simply as a national necessity. Let me know!
Opinions are, as always, divided. Is Germany fragmenting European unity, or bringing something new and useful to the table?
Personally, after years of believing in the “Europe first, unity first” mantra myself, I’ve gradually shifted toward a more flexible model — one that does not force an either/or logic.
If we start from the rather empirical observation that European nations have different, and sometimes divergent, priorities (can we realistically expect Finland and Spain to share the exact same strategic concerns?), then perhaps the point is not to centralize everything rigidly, but to allow a more organic development of national strategies while still coordinating general direction, laws, and operational procedures at the European level.
A bit like an orchestra: each instrument keeps its own role, sound, and needs, but all are still directed toward a common symphony.
Thanks again to Emma for publishing this piece and opening up space for a debate Europe urgently needs.
Curious whether others see SatcomBW 4 as a necessary German “correction” to a European process that went wrong, or simply as a national necessity. Let me know!
Opinions are, as always, divided. Is Germany fragmenting European unity, or bringing something new and useful to the table?
Personally, after years of believing in the “Europe first, unity first” mantra myself, I’ve gradually shifted toward a more flexible model — one that does not force an either/or logic.
If we start from the rather empirical observation that European nations have different, and sometimes divergent, priorities (can we realistically expect Finland and Spain to share the exact same strategic concerns?), then perhaps the point is not to centralize everything rigidly, but to allow a more organic development of national strategies while still coordinating general direction, laws, and operational procedures at the European level.
A bit like an orchestra: each instrument keeps its own role, sound, and needs, but all are still directed toward a common symphony.
Just my two cents — heavily inspired by the work of Deganit Paikowsky, who wrote an excellent paper on the matter and whom I had the pleasure to interview. You can find the interview in the previous article (https://www.thespacerepublic.news/p/from-directing-to-orchestrating-rethinking)