This article investigates the extent to which the European Union (EU)  contributes to the governance of Global Spaces by exploring its policies towards the maritime domain. In a more competitive and uncertain geopolitical setting, are the EU’s policies changing and becoming  more strategic? Or does the EU continue to promote multilateral  cooperation and regulation of the maritime Global Space, and if so,  what type of governance regimes does it promote? Developing and  applying three analytical models of Global Space policies, the article  finds that the EU has been consistent in its approach, which reflects a  combination of its strong interest in free navigation and an attempt to  achieve sustainable growth through climate regulation. Despite more  geopolitical conflict in these areas and in international relations more  broadly, the EU’s approach to the maritime Global Space is to promote  international governance regimes.