Episode 39: Space Sector Capture: How to Make Allies and Influence States
War in Space
English - April 25, 2024 15:58 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics civilisation competition social society assets discussion internationalsecurity military nationalsecurity politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 38: The Responsible Behaviours Report
Does a state's power on Earth translates into influence in orbit – and vice versa? Dr Jana Robinson, Managing Director of the Prague Security Studies Institute, presents her research on what she calls the ‘ground-based space race’, where authoritarian states fund parts of the space economy in third countries to gain influence and shape their voting decisions. This is especially important as norms and values are still being discussed within the UN. We discuss these economic and financial threats and how they further shape values and norms in space. Finally, we talk about the soft power element of space: what does the future for international space cooperation hold given that the International Space Stationis being decommissioned after 2030?