{"id":5335,"date":"2024-02-22T20:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=5335"},"modified":"2024-05-17T22:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T22:54:08","slug":"outer-space-policy-lecture-and-qa-ncta-online-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/outer-space-policy-lecture-and-qa-ncta-online-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Outer Space Policy in US-China Relations – NCTA Online Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are you intrigued by the evolving public and private dimensions of outer space policy<\/strong>? Did you follow the Odysseus Moon lander, the first privately build spacecraft and first U.S. one to land on the moon in 50 years? Do you think about the potential for both cooperation and conflict among nations in outer space, especially when it comes to the United States and China<\/strong>? Teachers joined the World Affairs Council\u2019s Global Classroom Director and K-12 educator Ryan Hauck <\/a><\/strong> and the University of Washington\u2019s East Asia Resource Center in a \u201cBeyond the Headlines\u201d lecture by Professor Saadia M. Pekkanen<\/a><\/strong>, Founding Director, Space Law, Data and Policy Program (SPACE LDP<\/a>), to explore these questions. The lecture<\/strong> was by a Q&A<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For more context and information about the program and outer space policy, please see the following abstract from Professor Pekkannen.<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outer Space Policy<\/em><\/strong>
\nSaadia M. Pekkanen<\/p>\n

Space is critical to America\u2019s preeminence in the world. But whether space can remain peaceful is not clear. Today, as the United States positions strategically in the\u00a0 civilian, commercial, and military space activities it confronts many ambitious states jostling for national advantages. There is also an intensifying bipolar rivalry between the United States and China who are far above the rest in the space domain. Unlike the old space race, they have to contend with three deeply-intertwined trends that cut across the northern hemisphere and the global south. <\/em>These are: (1) democratization that brings in a new set of nationalist players such as the UAE, India, South Africa, Brazil etc.; (2) commercialization that also brings new private entrants such as SpaceX, Planet Labs, ispace, etc. and beckons prosperity with unprecedented technologies and innovation; and, (3) militarization that bends those dual-use technologies into weaponization because of security dilemmas. Together, the changes in geopolitics and the emergence of these trends pose diplomatic challenges for peaceful prospects in space.<\/em><\/p>\n

Program details<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 4:30 – 6:30 PM (Pacific Time).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presenters<\/h3>\n

Ryan Hauck<\/strong><\/a>, World Affair Council Global Classroom Director and K-12 educator.<\/p>\n

Saadia M. Pekkanen<\/strong><\/a>, Professor, Founding Director, Space Law, Data and Policy Program (SPACE LDP<\/a>). You can learn more about Professor Pekkanen’s research and media on her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/h3>\n