June 2, 2016
Crisis and Challenges In the turmoil of political and economic transition in the early 1990s, Russia’s space program experienced a power vacuum. As a result, regrouping of the sprawling state
June 1, 2016
The European Union is broadly considered to act as a normative power, seeking to promote its values, both within its member states and beyond its geographical borders. This emphasis on
May 31, 2016
SSI Junior Fellow Clint Work and Seonhee Kim publish a critical review on South Korea’s space program on Sino-NK, a scholarly collective of Sinologists and Koreanists.
May 17, 2016
Over most of the past decade, Japan has been attempting to galvanize a foothold in the small satellite industry. The nation sees the potential of the technology for both economic
May 10, 2016
Israel’s space program was established in the 1980s in response to security challenges. A shortage of resources forced Israel to focus on miniaturizing the technology and developing small, light satellites
April 19, 2016
In recent years, small start-ups and technological entrepreneurs have emerged as cutting edge innovators in space-related technology. The sudden growth in private sector innovation in areas such as space launch
April 12, 2016
The Changing Trajectory of Space Missions For a country that has developed a robust space exploration program over the last five decades, India has managed surprisingly well without a national
April 7, 2016
China’s space industry has launched a new round of commercialization as a combined result of two national strategies—the streamlining of the defense industry and the “Going-Global” of domestic manufacturers. The
April 6, 2016
The Space Security Initiative (SSI) Junior Fellows began publishing their policy briefs through IPI at the Jackson School. The first SSI Brief, Made in China 2.0: State-led Commercialization of China’s