J.D. Vance’s Munich Security Conference speech highlighted the U.S.’s intent to shape European politics, few tools enable this more than satellite communications.
Dimitrios Stroikos speaks on security in outer space, a ‘new space race’, the militarization of space, sovereignty, conflict, alongside China and India’s weapons capabilities.
To call outer space an “empty frontier” imposes a territorial conceptualization of property onto that space which begins the process of colonialism.
Namrata Goswami discusses recent advances in India’s spatial endeavours, its future plans, and potential foreign policy implications for the international community.
There is a growing awareness of humanity’s precarious place in the universe and an emergent sense that the heavens cannot be conquered.
Buddhist moral perspectives may result in protective reserves for lunar places of ecological magnificence or compelling scientific value, thereby proactively preserving them from commercial pursuits.
Achieving a lasting change in the space sector requires tackling patriarchal and colonial biases so that a more diverse group of people can develop a truer sense of belonging.
The development of a robust and sustainable space programme can offer numerous benefits to Muslim countries, and Islamic rulings must be considered a source of motivation to explore the cosmos.
Building diverse and talented future workforces, diversity, access and inclusion are not just nice to have – they are critical to the Australian space agenda.
It is difficult not to see the symbolism of a decaying ISS under American leadership and a materialising Chinese Tiangong with more and more countries wishing to participate.
