Global Security

Recent developments have brought the threat of space warfare into sharp focus. In mid‑2025, Russia launched a satellite, widely referred to as a “killer satellite,” that deployed a smaller object into close proximity with a U.S. intelligence satellite, behaving much like an anti‑satellite weapon. This escalation of orbital aggression underscores the increasing militarization of space.

As humanity moves beyond Earth’s atmosphere and into the vast realm of space, the geopolitical implications of our extraterrestrial ambitions have become increasingly complex. What was once the domain of Cold War superpower rivalry has evolved into a multi-faceted arena involving state actors, private enterprises, emerging economies, and international institutions. This new dimension of global

On June 25, 2025, NASA leadership convened an agency-wide town hall to address the fallout from the proposed FY2026 budget. The atmosphere was tense. With a nearly 50% cut to the agency’s science division, the message was clear: missions will be canceled, programs will be dissolved, and thousands of civil servants and contractors will be

On May 29, 2025, the European Commission unveiled its Strategic Approach to the Black Sea, a long-anticipated roadmap that repositions this once-overlooked region at the heart of European and global security planning. For years, Romania and its neighbors have argued that the Black Sea is not a peripheral space but a strategic frontier where security,

In a stunning shift in U.S. space priorities, the 2026 presidential budget proposal calls for a 50 percent cut to NASA’s science programs. Among the casualties is one of the most ambitious robotic missions ever conceived: the Mars Sample Return (MSR). This mission, a decades-long international collaboration, was set to bring back Martian soil and

In a move that has sent ripples through the scientific community, the Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget seeks to slash NASA’s funding by approximately 24%, reducing it from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion. This significant reduction threatens to derail several key programs, most notably the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, while paradoxically aiming to accelerate

Ronald Reagan, in one of his final speeches as president, reflected on the unique character of the United States and its relationship to the rest of the world. He shared, “A man wrote me and said: ‘You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in