International Cooperation in Deep Space Exploration : Expert Conference Report

The International Space University recently published the report following the Expert Conference on International Cooperation in Deep Space Exploration, hosted by the Space Policy Institute on 3-5 December 2024.

This Expert Conference was generously funded by The John Templeton Foundation and forms part of Grant #62772 The Future of International Cooperation in Deep Space Exploration.

The purpose of this Expert Conference was to facilitate a multi-stakeholder dialogue about the future of exploration in deep space. The conference satisfied a desire for more conversations around ethics, national and environmental security, and the integration of emerging space countries into the conversation, as well as international cooperation, space diplomacy and policy issues relating to space exploration.

You can find the full report available in the ISU library here.

SPI Visiting Scholar, Sarah C.G. Dunn’s article was published in the ETH Zurich’s Russian Analytical Digest

Sarah analyses Russia’s diverse set of ASAT capabilities in her article.

Abstract
The Russian Federation’s Nudol ground-based anti-satellite system is part of a larger effort to modernize military space capabilities, with implications for the development of missile defence systems. Aerospace defence
and the role of space in warfare, topics frequently discussed by the Soviet military, have resurfaced as key
focuses following the growth of perceived external threats and on the basis of internal assessments. Nudol’s
connections to Soviet systems, expertise, and organizations reflect Russia’s preexisting capacity for military
space development, but are also an indication of economic and technological challenges. The capabilities
and limitations of Nudol, alongside Russian military commentary on aerospace defence, suggest that the
system may serve as an element of a multi-tier system of missile defence, as a negotiating tool, as a symbol
of prestige, and as a deterrent.

Please find the article HERE

Op-Ed on SPACENEWS by SPI student Elif Yüksel : “Türkiye’s space future: An ambitious path ahead”

Click here or the article image to read Elif’s Op-ed.

Image of Elif Yüksel

Elif Yüksel is a Turkish pioneer in space diplomacy and policy, specializing at the Space Policy Institute of George Washington University. She is a Fulbright Scholar, Space Policy Institute Fellow, and an alumna of the International Space University. Currently, she serves as an Ambassador for the AstroAid Foundation.

SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Published in Engelsberg Ideas

Professor Aaron Bateman published an article in Engelsberg Ideas on the evolution of space security from the Cold War to today. He investigates the use of space technologies in conflict beginning with the Vietnam War and ending with  the present-day war in Ukraine.

SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Published in The International History Review

Professor Aaron Bateman has a new article, “Hunting the Red Bear: Satellite Reconnaissance and the ‘Second Offset Strategy’ in the Late Cold War,” published in The International History Review. He uses recently declassified documents to uncover the role of reconnaissance technologies in the U.S. shift towards more flexible conventional and nuclear targeting postures in the late Cold War. The article can be accessed here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07075332.2024.2406215?src= 

SPI Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund Co-Authors Paper on SSA and Information Sharing Principles

SPI Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund co-authored a briefing paper on the topic of “Space Situational Awareness and Information Sharing Principles.” 

This paper was the product of the Global Future Council on the Future of Space, part of the World Economic Forum 2024.

You can find the full paper available at the following link: https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Space_Situational_Awareness_Data_and_Information_Sharing_Principles_2024.pdf

SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Published in the Journal of Strategic Studies

The Journal of Strategic Studies published Professor Aaron Bateman’s latest article, “The Weakest Link: The Vulnerability of U.S. and Allied Information Networks in the Nuclear Age.”
In this article, Professor Bateman explores the U.S. strategy for developing a resilient global information infrastructure that stretches from under the sea and into outer space to rapidly and securely move data. Lessons from this period take on new relevance as both Russia and China are developing capabilities for degrading U.S. global connectivity.