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The moon and the cislunar space surrounding it are increasingly becoming the focus of astropolitical and technological competition. The new race to the moon has long been has long been more than a symbolic prestige project of individual states: It is about long-term strategic control over future communication, navigation and raw materials infrastructures infrastructures beyond the Earth's atmosphere. The moon and the region and the region between it and the Earth are becoming a highly relevant security space in which technological superiority and regulatory standards are being renegotiated. are being renegotiated. The USA, China, Russia and the EU, as well as other players such as India and Japan as well as various private space companies are investing massively in lunar missions and orbital expansion - also against the strategic backdrop of further plans for future Mars missions. future Mars missions. Registration for the event is not required.

Whether in Bochum, Bonn or Bergisch Gladbach: city centers are central places of social life. But how safe are they - and how safe do they feel? The subjective perception of safety has a decisive influence on whether people use public spaces. It is also crucial for trust in state institutions. There is often a gap between perceived and actual safety. In Bonn, for example, statistics show that some crimes have decreased while others have increased. At the same time, there are places where many people feel uncomfortable - knife crime in particular remains an issue in NRW. The police are responding with an increased presence, bans on weapons for prolific offenders and prevention in schools. How is the security situation developing in NRW's inner cities? How can perception and reality be reconciled - without jeopardizing fundamental rights and liberal values?