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The Politics of Space Security
Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests
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The Politics of Space Security
Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests
About this book
Updated third edition: "An excellent work.Ā .Ā .Ā .Ā This history may be the best space summary currently in publication." ā
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
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For more than sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they have not yet fought in this environment. This book examines the international politics of the space age from 1957 to the present, the reasons why strategic restraint emerged among the major military powers, and how recent trends toward weaponization may challenge prior norms of conflict avoidance.Ā
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James Clay Moltz analyzes the competing demands of national interests in space against the shared interests of all spacefarers in preserving the safe use of space in the face of emerging threats, such as man-made orbital debris. This new edition offers analysis of the 2011 to 2018 period, including the second term of President Obama and the beginning of the Trump administration. Focusing on great power competition and cooperation, as well as questions related to the sustainability of current and future national space policies,Ā The Politics of Space SecurityĀ is an authoritative history of the space age.
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Praise for previous editions
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"Most of [this] well-written study is blessedly free from jargonĀ .Ā .Ā . .a particularly valuable contribution to the space security debate, given both the wide range of the historical dimensionsĀ .Ā .Ā . .and the incisive quality of its analysis." ā Issues in Science and Technology
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"An impressive and timely contribution to security studiesĀ .Ā .Ā . .it is difficult to find fault with this thoughtful and comprehensive volume." ā Review of Policy Research
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For more than sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they have not yet fought in this environment. This book examines the international politics of the space age from 1957 to the present, the reasons why strategic restraint emerged among the major military powers, and how recent trends toward weaponization may challenge prior norms of conflict avoidance.Ā
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James Clay Moltz analyzes the competing demands of national interests in space against the shared interests of all spacefarers in preserving the safe use of space in the face of emerging threats, such as man-made orbital debris. This new edition offers analysis of the 2011 to 2018 period, including the second term of President Obama and the beginning of the Trump administration. Focusing on great power competition and cooperation, as well as questions related to the sustainability of current and future national space policies,Ā The Politics of Space SecurityĀ is an authoritative history of the space age.
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Praise for previous editions
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"Most of [this] well-written study is blessedly free from jargonĀ .Ā .Ā . .a particularly valuable contribution to the space security debate, given both the wide range of the historical dimensionsĀ .Ā .Ā . .and the incisive quality of its analysis." ā Issues in Science and Technology
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"An impressive and timely contribution to security studiesĀ .Ā .Ā . .it is difficult to find fault with this thoughtful and comprehensive volume." ā Review of Policy Research
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Military & Maritime HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Explaining Space Security: Concepts and Historical Comparisons
- Part II: Reassessing Twentieth-Century Space Security
- Part III: Considering Twenty-First-Century Space Security
- Index