Seminar on Irregular Warfare: Hybrid Threats at Earth’s Edge

Photo By Karlheinz Wedhorn | On June 6, 2025, a Seminar on Irregular Warfare/Hybrid Threats panel at the Marshall Center examined how European actors are responding to the growing threat of hybrid operations in space. The Marshall Center remains at the forefront of building partner capacity to confront hybrid threats across all domains – including the nearly unseen and increasingly contested space domain.  

GERMANY

06.06.2025

Story by Sarah Loicano 

George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies

On June 6, 2025, a Seminar on Irregular Warfare/Hybrid Threats panel at the Marshall Center examined how European actors are responding to the growing threat of hybrid operations in space.

Participants first heard from Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Ph.D., president of the of the International Institute of Space Law, who discussed how Europe is adapting its space programs to address emerging vulnerabilities. He highlighted the recently-launched Cyber Security Operations Centre (C-SOC) at the European Space Agency - ESA as a powerful step forward.

“Europe is already accelerating its effort in securing its space assets and activities,” Schrogl noted. “The inauguration of the C-SOC is one very recent, practical and impactful example.”

The panel also featured Fritz Rademacher, Marshall Center professor of regional security studies, and Namrata Goswami, Ph.D., with The Johns Hopkins University, discussing governance and strategic competition in space.

The Marshall Center remains at the forefront of building partner capacity to confront hybrid threats across all domains – including the nearly unseen and increasingly contested space domain.

• Date Taken: 06.06.2025
• Date Posted: 06.24.2025 08:11
• Story ID: 501296
• Location: DE