Space Security Index: Enhancing Security and Governance in Outer Space
Secure and sustainable access to outer space, freedom from threats, and governance policies are crucial for maintaining space security. Explore the dynamics of the space environment, access, security systems, and space policies through the Space Security Index project. Delve into the challenges and opportunities in space governance, technological advancements, and the evolving landscape of military strategies in outer space.
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Space Security Index Space Security Index Jessica West Jessica West Project Ploughshares Project Ploughshares The Simons Foundations The Simons Foundations McGill University University of Adelaide George Washington University Xi'an Jiaotong University www.spacesecurityindex.org
Secure and sustainable access to and use of Secure and sustainable access to and use of space, and freedom from space space, and freedom from space- -based threats threats based Theme 1: Condition of the space environment Theme 2: Access to and use of space Theme 3: Security of space systems Theme 4: Outer space policies and governance
SSI 2016: toward the use of force in outer SSI 2016: toward the use of force in outer space? space? Ongoing development and testing of technologies for the use of force in space New national directions that signal preparation for offensive operations in space Ongoing failure to agree to restraints in outer space
Paper Paper Contested Security and Strategic Contested Security and Strategic Restraint Restraint Space may be contested, congested and competitive, but this can be governed
Threats to restraint: Threats to restraint: Space as tactical a continuation of the use of force on Earth Advancing technologies for the use of force Shift in military space strategy toward offensive uses
Signs of restraint: Signs of restraint: Debris-causing anti-satellite tests Information exchanges between the US and China
Restraint and the SSI: Restraint and the SSI: Broadening view of self-interest in outer space Space security as the security of space security of space Transparency and understanding of activities in outer space Variety of uses of space, and claims to security
