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Arms control in outer space : status, timeline, and analysis

Jessica West, Author ; Lauren Vyse, Author | Waterloo, Ontario (Canada) : Project Ploughshares | 2022

This timeline attempts to be comprehensive in its coverage of space-related arms control activities.

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Challenges to security in space : space reliance in an era of competition and expansion

2022

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Norms for outer space : a small step or a giant leap for policymaking?

Jessica West, Author ; Almudena Azcárate Ortega, Author | [S.l.] : UNIDIR | Space dossier | 2022

Space is increasingly critical to modern life on Earth. But there is growing concern that, as it becomes more economically and strategically important, tensions between different space actors are heightening in a manner that could lead to confli[...]

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Running out of space : European security in space

Paul Taylor, Author | Brussels : Friends of Europe | 2022

Friends of Europe’s latest report, authored by Senior Fellow and journalist Paul Taylor, explores how Europe can build resilience in space, advance international governance to preserve space as a global common, and develop a common strategic cul[...]

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Small satellites: the implications for national security

Nicholas Eftimiades, Author | Washington, D.C. : Atlantic Council | 2022

The small satellites revolution, or the commercial-led launch of smaller and lower-cost satellites, is impacting space security. This Forward Defense report, explores how the US government can leverage small-satellite developments to ensure safe[...]

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European integration and space policy : a growing security discourse

Thomas C. Hoerber, Editor ; Antonella Forganni, Editor | New York : Routledge | Space power and politics | 2021

"This volume addresses developments in European space policy and its significance for European integration, using discourse theory as a framework. It seeks to address the developments in European space policy by examining several sensitive secur[...]

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War and peace in outer space : law, policy, and ethics /

Cassandra Steer, Editor ; Matthew H. Hersch, Editor | New York, NY : Oxford University Press | War and peace in outer space | 2021

This book delves into legal and ethical concerns over the increased weaponization of outer space and the potential for space-based conflict in the very near future. Unique to this collection is the emphasis on questions of ethical conduct and le[...]

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China's space and counterspace capabilities and activities

Washington, DC : U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission | 2020

The following report, "China’s Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Activities," examines China’s military and civil space programs, including the role of military-civil fusion (MCF) and international cooperation in the development of its spa[...]

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Europe, space and defense : from "space for defense" to "defense of space"

Vienna (Austria) : European Space Policy Institute | ESPI report, ISSN 2218-0931 | 2020

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From safety to security : reducing the threat environment through the responsible use of outer space

Jessica West, Author ; Gilles Doucet, Author | Waterloo, Ontario (Canada) : Project Ploughshares | 2020

"As part of a wider research project that is mapping the normative landscape in outer space with the aim of informing the further development of norms related to space-based military capabilities and activities, we invited global space experts t[...]

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Security and stability in the new space age : alternatives to arming /

Brad Townsend, Author | New York : Routledge | Space power and politics | 2020

"This book examines the drivers behind great-power security competition in space to determine whether realistic strategic alternatives exist to further militarization. Space is an area of increasing economic and military competition. This book o[...]

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Security and stability in the new space age : alternatives to arming /

Brad Townsend, Author | New York : Routledge | Space power and politics | 2020

"This book examines the drivers behind great-power security competition in space to determine whether realistic strategic alternatives exist to further militarization. Space is an area of increasing economic and military competition. This book o[...]

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Space sustainability : the economics of space debris in perspective

Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | 2020

This paper explores selected long-term sustainability issues related to increasing activities in outer space, with a particular focus on the economics of space debris. It reviews trends of selected space sustainability issues and discusses a ran[...]

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Geopolitics of the outer space : a European perspective /

Bohumil Dobos, Author | Cham : Springer | Contributions to political science. | 2019

This book presents a comprehensive geopolitical analysis of European space activities. By studying outer space as a physical and socio-economic space as well as a military-diplomatic area, the author helps readers understand outer space as a geo[...]

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Geopolitics of outer space : global security and development

Ilayda Aydin, Author | Washington, DC : Westphalia Press | 2019

Civilization in the twenty-first century is characterized by its technological capacity, which is substantially realized through space technologies. A desire for increased security and rapid development is driving nation-states to engage in an i[...]

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Small satellites in the emerging space environment : implications for U.S. national security-related space plans and programs

Steven Kosiak, Author | Washington, D.C. : Center for a New American Security | 2019

In coming years, constellations composed of large numbers of small, less complex, and less costly satellites are likely to become progressively more cost-effective relative to constellations made up of small numbers of large, more complex, an[...]

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Yearbook on Space Policy 2017 : security in outer space: rising stakes for civilian space programmes

Edward Burger, Editor ; Giulia Bordacchini, Editor ; European Space Policy Institute, Issuing body | New York, NY : Springer | Yearbook on space policy | 2019

The book describes the recent trends in space policy and the space sector overall. While maintaining a global scope with a European perspective, it links space policy with other policy areas, highlights major events, and provides insights on the[...]

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Space sustainability : a pratical guide

Washington, DC : Secure World Foundation | 2018

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Space warfare in the 21st century : Arming the heavens /

Joan Johnson-Freese, Author | London : Routledge | Cass military studies | 2017

"This book examines the recent shift in US space policy and the forces that continually draw the US back into a space-technology security dilemma. The dual-use nature of the vast majority of space technology, meaning of value to both civilian an[...]

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Enhancing space resilience through non-materiel means

Gary McLeod, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Research reports | 2016

Space is now a congested, contested, and competitive environment. Space systems must become more resilient to potential adversary actions and system failures, but changes to space systems are costly. To provide a complete look at resilience and [...]

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From sanctuary to battlefield : a framework for a U.S. defense and deterrence strategy for space

Elbridge Colby, Author | Washington, D.C. : Center for a New American Security | 2016

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The security of space activities

Gérard Brachet, Author | [S.l.] : EU Non-Proliferation Consortium | 2016

The secure and sustainable use of outer space has become a concern. More than 60 nations and regional governmental organizations operate satellites in earth orbit and a large number of private companies operate commercial satellite systems. The [...]

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Toward a new national security space strategy : time for a strategic rebalancing

Theresa Hitchens, Author ; Joan Johnson-Freese, Author | Washington, D.C. : Atlantic Council | Strategy paper (Atlantic Council of the United States)Strategy paper (Atlantic Council of the United States) | 2016

"There are growing risks and threats to US satellites, civilian and military alike, and challenges to stated US goals in space. The question for the new administration, however, is whether hegemonic means to address those challenges are likely t[...]

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Realities of middle power space reliance

Daniel Gobson, Author ; Ben Baseley-Walker, Author | [S.l.] : UNIDIR | 2015

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Crowded orbits : conflict and cooperation in space /

James Clay Moltz, Author | [S.l.] : Columbia University Press | 2014

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Crowded orbits : conflict and cooperation in space /

James Clay Moltz, Author | [S.l.] : Columbia University Press | 2014

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Space, sovereignty and European security : building European capabilities in an advanced institutional framework /

Anna C. Veclani, Author | [S.l.] : European Union | 2014

The study aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of the role of space-based capabilities in supporting the security and defence policies of the European Union and of its Member States. Moving from the description of the current and future spac[...]

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Arms control in space : exploring conditions for preventive arms control /

Max M. Mutschler, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2013

"The idea of space control and the militarization or weaponization of space has become increasingly prominent in contemporary society. This book puts the widely held view that 'arms control in space is not feasible' to the test and aims to expl[...]

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The EU Dual approach to security and space : twenty years of european policy making

Nunzia Paradiso, Author | Vienna (Austria) : European Space Policy Institute | ESPI report, ISSN 2218-0931 | 2013

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The EU, space security and a European global strategy

Tobias Evers, Author | Sweden : Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) | UI Occasional Papers | 2013

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