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Pekkanen on American and Asian efforts to step up readiness for space warfare | Forbes

April 2, 2018

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Saadia M. Pekkanen
U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office preparing for final launch of the fifth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office preparing for final launch of the fifth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force

Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space and international relations, explains the cultural shift in thinking about outer space, where countries are openly moving from merely space situational awareness to battle space awareness in her latest Forbes column “Asian Powers Step Up Their Readiness For Space Warfare, Following America’s Lead“.

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About the Author

Saadia Pekkanen

Saadia Pekkanen is the founding Director of the Jackson School Ph.D. Program and the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor at the Jackson School of International Studies. Her areas of research interest include international political economy, international law, space security and policy, and the international relations of Japan/Asia.

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