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Space
Russia Defends Veto of UN Resolution to Prohibit Nukes in Outer Space
By Edith M. Lederer
Instead, Russia urged the U.S., Japan, and their Western allies to vote to ban all weapons in space.
Thailand’s Space Age in the Making
By Tita Sanglee
The country is committing significant amounts of resources toward becoming the space hub of Southeast Asia. Is it worth it?
Russian ASAT Test Highlights Urgent Need for Space Governance Negotiations
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The absence of earnest multilateral discussions could send more states down the path of space weaponization, making access to space increasingly tricky.
Space Security Governance: Could a New Working Group Narrow the Divide?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
There are genuine concerns that if steps are not taken to halt the current trend toward space weaponization, space could become an active warfighting domain.
Fresh Calls for Space Security Governance Measures Unlikely to Yield Results
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Progress will probably require developing small, technical agreements given that big, all-encompassing agreements have proven too difficult under current international circumstances.
Assessing the British Proposal on Space Security
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The U.K. proposal emphasizes a bottom-up approach and stresses trust-building. It’s a critical first step.
India and France Partner for Expedition to Venus
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India has long valued France's partnership on issues ranging from defense and space exploration to civil nuclear power generation.
Washington Watching as Beijing’s Space Power Grows
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The latest U.S. Defense Department report on Chinese military power recounts Beijing’s growing space and counterspace capabilities.
Space Security and Geopolitical Competition in the Asia-Pacific
By Ankit Panda
Between the proliferation of counterspace capabilities and intensifying geopolitical competition, space is a critical domain for Asian powers.
Russian ASAT Test: More Trouble for Space Security
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Even as the war of words continues, there will need to be practical measures to deal with the increasing threats to space.
It Is Time for Space Governance Talks
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The window of opportunity for such talks is shrinking, and delay could see space emerge as an active domain for conflict.
The Risks and Rewards of Growing US-China Space Rivalry
By Nicholas Borroz
Space competition is inevitable and offers huge gains to humanity.
India’s Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander Suffers Last-Minute Communications Loss
By Ankit Panda
The Vikram lander may have been lost.
50 Years After Apollo 11, China Is on Deck to Land Next
By Justin Key Canfil
That doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
Managing New Actors in the Space Domain
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
New entrants in the Indo-Pacific offer both opportunities and challenges for the outer space realm.
What Does the Rise of Asia’s Space Forces Mean?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Careful attention needs to be paid to properly understanding the implications of this development.
Misplaced Confidence? The US Private Space Sector vs. China
By Namrata Goswami
American confidence that its private space sector can take on China alone is wildly misplaced.
India’s Leap in Space: The Significance of the First Indian Anti-Satellite Test
By Harsh V Pant and Shounak Set
India’s anti-satellite test is a major moment.
Not Only China: Quantum Satellite Communication on the Rise in the Indo-Pacific
By Mayuko Yatsu
Many Indo-Pacific nations have joined the race to develop quantum-related technologies.
From Kyrgyzstan to the Stars: The Kyrgyz Space Program
By Colleen Wood
A group of teenage girls want to make Kyrgyzstan the next country to launch a microsatellite.
Trump's Space Force Misses the Mark on Chinese and Russian Space Threats
By Ankit Panda
The United States should avoid launching an arms race in space.
The Extraterrestrial Impact of the South China Sea Dispute
By Roncevert Ganan Almond
History offers lessons for the coming legal and geopolitical debates in space.
Welcome to Planet Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Where the planet isn’t completely real and the press releases don’t matter.
US-China: Civil Space Dialogue
By Joan Johnson-Freese
In civil space cooperation, some realists finally emerge.
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