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The policy orientations of the Trump II administration profoundly challenge the foundations of international cooperation in space science and exploration. This shift reflects a broader trend of strategic disengagement and weakening of multilateral mechanisms in the space domain.
Europe — whose space development has historically been rooted in a cooperative approach — is particularly vulnerable to these dynamics. This evolution is already producing tangible consequences at the industrial, scientific, and strategic sovereignty levels.
In this context, the question of redefining space cooperation becomes increasingly pressing: under which modalities, with what objectives, and involving which partners?
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2.30pm-3.30pm | Roundtable: Agency Perspectives on Trump’s Space Policy
Koichi Morimoto, Director, Jaxa Paris Office
Christophe Venet, Head of International Relations, CNES
France-based representative of ISRO (TBD)
Moderator: Paul Wohrer, Head of the Space Program, Ifri
3.30pm-5pm | Workshop: Towards the end of scientific cooperation with the United States? What Consequences, What Ambitions?
During this session, each participant will be invited to briefly present the main issues and challenges related to the future of international space cooperation from their institutional or sectoral perspective, with the objective of collectively formulating key recommendations.
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