The US Rubbished Another Arms Control Regime as Part of Its Risky Renegotiating Gamble

The US Rubbished Another Arms Control Regime as Part of Its Risky Renegotiating Gamble

The US’ planned withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty represents yet another rubbishing of the international arms control regimes that helped maintain strategic stability after the end of the Old Cold War, with this dramatic move and the others like it being part of the Trump Administration’s risky renegotiating gamble intended to get Russia to…

The New Space Race Is Characterized By a Classic Security Dilemma

The New Space Race Is Characterized By a Classic Security Dilemma

The deficit of trust between the US and Russia makes them regard the other’s purportedly defensive space warfare preparations as a cover for offensive ones, thereby fueling the militarization of space and adding yet another layer of tension to the ongoing New Cold War in spite of the recent progress that they made on advancing…

Weaponizing Space Is the New Bad Idea Coming from Washington D.C.

Weaponizing Space Is the New Bad Idea Coming from Washington D.C.

When considering the possibility of great-power conflict in the near future, it is difficult to bypass space as one of the main areas of strategic focus for the major powers.The United States, Russia and China all have cutting-edge programs for the militarization of space, though with a big difference. Donald Trump’s announcement of a “Space…

India’s Stepping Up the Pace of the South Asian Space Race

India’s Stepping Up the Pace of the South Asian Space Race

Whether it’s through its recent anti-satellite missile test, its newly created de-facto “Space Force”, or its plans to build a space station around 2030, India’s stepping up the pace of the South Asian space race and greatly destabilizing the region in the process, though inadvertently shaping the strategic conditions for Russia and Pakistan to further…