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Op-Ed on SPACENEWS by SPI Alumni Elif Yüksel : “Redefining space diplomacy for the 21st century: from orbits to outcomes”

Sep 29, 2025

Click here or the article image to read Elif’s Op-ed. Elif Yüksel is a Turkish pioneer in space diplomacy and space policy. She is a Fulbright Scholar, Space Policy Institute Fellow, and an alumna of the International Space University. Currently, she works as a...

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International Cooperation in Deep Space Exploration : Expert Conference Report

Jun 26, 2025

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...

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

Jun 21, 2025

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

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

Apr 10, 2025

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

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Op-Ed by SPI Alumni Ben Staats : Want ‘Competitive endurance?’ Focus on maneuver in space

Feb 13, 2025

The author, Major Benjamin Staats is an Army Space Operations Officer who currently serves at US Space Command. He is a graduate of the George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute at the Elliot School of International Affairs and is a Schriever Space Scholar...

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Op-ed by Adjunced Prof. Matt Jenkins: DoD’s Constellation Plans Need New Acquisition Strategy

Jan 2, 2025

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SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Published in Engelsberg Ideas

Dec 19, 2024

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....

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SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Published in The International History Review

Sep 26, 2024

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...

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

Sep 5, 2024

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...

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SPI Professor Aaron Bateman Published in the Journal of Strategic Studies

Jun 20, 2024

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...

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