The use of lasers in space is a technology area with plenty of promises for addressing
challenges faced by humanity (space debris, space traffic management, planetary defense) …

Massive chain reaction among the orbital debris population, also known as Kessler
Syndrome, is generally perceived as a universally hostile scenario. However, the article …

Against the background of new US-Russia and US-China political confrontation and the
comprehensive crisis surrounding nuclear arms control treaties, there may be little …

Will proliferated satellites enable a transparent battlefield in a way that might transform
continental warfare? Many now think so. We argue, however, that anti-satellite (ASAT) …

The concept of peace has been fundamental to the development of the global governance of
outer space. The Outer Space Treaty (OST), which sets out the governing principles for outer …

At least three emerging and disruptive technologies (EDT) were used right from the opening
phases of Russia's War in Ukraine. Thanks to the operational experience, some of the hype …

This article tackles the political dimension of the development of anti-satellite weapons. The
main goal is to assess their significance from the American, Russian, and Chinese …

This paper aims to analyse the event made by Russia carrying out an antisatellite ASAT test,
destroying one of its own satellites which occurred on 2021 November the 15th. The …

There is some notion that outer space is a “Wild West”, or a lawless “final frontier”, but
nothing could be further from the truth. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty, and the other core …

Military activities in outer space are governed by international law, and the applicability of
the law on use of force and law of armed conflict to space is therefore uncontroversial …