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Namrata Goswami

Namrata Goswami

Dr. Namrata Goswami is an author, professor and consultant specializing in space policy, international relations, and ethnic identity. All views are her own.

She teaches at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, the Joint Special Forces University, and is a consultant for Space Fund Intelligence. She is a guest lecturer at Emory University for seminars on Technology, Society & Governance and India today.

She was subject matter expert in international affairs with Futures Laboratory, Alabama. She worked as Research Fellow at MP-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi; a visiting Fellow at Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway; La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; University of Heidelberg, Germany; Jennings-Randolph Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace; and was a Fulbright Senior Fellowship Awardee. She was awarded the Minerva grant by Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense to study great power competition in outer space. In April 2019, Dr. Goswami testified before the U.S-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China’s space program.

Her co-authored book, “Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space” was published 2020 by Lexington Press; Rowman and Littlefield. Her book “The Naga Ethnic Movement for a Separate Homeland” was published in 2020 by Oxford University Press. She has published widely to include in The Diplomat, the Economic Times, The Washington Post, Ad Astra, Asia Policy, Live Encounters Magazine, Cairo Review. She was invited in November 2019 to share about her life and her work at a Tedx event held at the Rosa Parks Museum, Montgomery, Alabama.

She is currently working on two academic book projects, one on “China’s Grand Strategy and Notions of Territoriality” and the other on “Spacepower Theory and Practice: Case Studies of U.S. China, India, Russia and Japan.”

Posts by Namrata Goswami
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July 13, 2019

India’s Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission and Its Strategic Impact

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
The lunar mission comes amid a changing strategic context for outer space.
December 12, 2018

The Moon’s Far Side and China’s Space Strategy

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
Once again, China is achieving a global first in space – and right on schedule.

October 15, 2018

Waking Up to China’s Space Dream

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
What a China-led space order would look like is something the international community needs to seriously grapple with.

July 14, 2018

What’s at Stake for the US Air Force with an ‘Independent’ Space Force

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
The idea of a Space Force versus a Space Corps or Space Guard means very different things for the USAF institutionally.

June 22, 2018

The US ‘Space Force’ and Its Implications

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
Trump’s proposed 'space force' responds to the quandary of how the US can best protect American assets in space.
June 02, 2018

What China’s Upcoming Space Station Means for the World

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
The planned space station will give China a powerful diplomatic tool for influence.

August 18, 2017

Can China Be Taken Seriously on its ‘Word’ to Negotiate Disputed Territory?

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
Beijing has a habit of signing, and then ignoring, “guiding principles” on maintaining the status quo in disputed areas.
May 12, 2017

China and India’s Diplomatic Space Race

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
Today, space programs have very practical diplomatic and economic functions here on earth.

April 20, 2017

Why China’s New Cargo Space Ship Is So Important

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
The Tianzhou cargo ship may not grab headlines, but it's another step forward in China's long-term space plan.

January 28, 2017

Are China and the US Set for a Showdown in Space?

By Peter Garretson, Namrata Goswami, and Peter Garretson and Namrata Goswami
Conversations with Chinese experts highlight several misperceptions about China's ambition in space.

August 03, 2016

China’s Unique Space Ambitions

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
China’s space program is venturing beyond simply seeking prestige and status.
June 14, 2016

The Logic of Closer US-India Relations

By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
The hurdles that obstructed the relationship in the past are no longer influential.

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