In times of major geopolitical shifts, space also plays an important role as a strategic sphere. In the heute journal report from April 1st, 2025, Dr. Enrico Fels presents the problem of dual use, the possible military use of civilian resources, and gives examples of this. For example, satellites can be used to monitor forest fires in the Amazon, but also for reconnaissance of military positions.
Dr. Enrico Fels in heute journal on the dual-use problem in space Dr. Enrico Fels in heute journal on the dual-use problem in space
The Managing Director of CASSIS, Dr. Enrico Fels, explains how civilian satellites can also be used for military purposes - “dual use” - in the race for space and what problems can arise from this.
Dr. Enrico Fels on heute journal about the dual-use problem in space
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Dr. Enrico Fels2 is Managing Director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Economics, Society and German Studies (two-subject Bachelor) from Ruhr University Bochum and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the Australian National University, where he was also a T.B. Millar Scholar in Strategic and Defense Studies. He received his PhD from the University of Bonn in 2016 with a comprehensive study of the power shift in Asia-Pacific. The work, published by Springer, was positively reviewed in various journals.
Dr. Fels was a Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University and was a guest lecturer at the University of Tokyo and Andrássy University Budapest.
Links
- https://www.zdf.de/play/magazine/heute-journal-104/heute-journal-vom-1-april-2025-100?staffel=2025
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/all-employees/copy_of_fels?set_language=en
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/media-contributions/dr-habil-laundry-charrier-after-the-le-pen-ruling-a-personnel-issue-puts-frances-right-wing-to-the-test
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/media-contributions/dr-habil-landry-charrier-in-an-interview-marine-le-pen-convicted-what-happens-now