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As part of the HSEI (Human Space Exploration Initiative) led by CSIS and following debates and consultations previously held (cf. in particular the October 12 workshop on the same topic), CFE joined CSIS and ISU to organize a reflection group in Strasbourg on Dec 2-3.
On Dec. 2, challenges related to a futur paradigm for space law have been addressed with Phillipe Achilleas from IDEST, Valérie Zinck-Dasmien from ESA (text.pdf), Philippe Clerc from Arianespace et André Farrand from ESA. See the assessment of these sessions by Kevin Madders, Interdisciplinary Centre for Space Studies, moderator.
On Dec. 3, Richard Heidmann from the Association Planète Mars (text.pdf) and Max Grimard from EADS (text.pdf), addressed questions related to the private sector involvement in space exploration and new funding models for space exploration.
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Nuclear Sharing in Europe: A Contested Policy That Endures
Since the end of the Cold War, the number of US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe has fallen more than seventy-fold, yet their presence in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey remains a quiet pillar of NATO's deterrence posture. This "nuclear sharing" arrangement, central to the Alliance since its founding, has long been contested by public opinion, political parties, and civil society across Europe, without ever being abandoned by host governments. This paradox lies at the heart of the seminar: why does such an unpopular policy persist?