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States should continue to work on confidence building measures in outer space and should ban anti-satellite tests, which are harmful to humankind.

"If recent excitement about spy balloons is any indication, it may be high time to prioritize a coherent international framework for remote sensing."

The real challenge in the space domain is avoiding escalation in the first instance, such as by reducing threats and developing transparency and confidence building measures.

It's time for States to take positions on their treaty obligation to act with "due regard" to the interests of others in outer space.

Russia’s unannounced anti-satellite missile test raises important legal and policy questions about the prohibition on the use of force in outer space.

Are there rules governing the use of weapons in space? A well-established framework of international law centered on the Outer Space Treaty (OST), to which all major spacefaring…

Almost every problem that critics say this nuclear-weapons pact doesn't solve would be aggravated if the treaty expires.

(Editor’s Note: The absence of a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework for military operations in outer space represents a troubling deficiency in the understanding of…

(Editor’s Note: The absence of a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework for military operations in outer space represents a troubling deficiency in the understanding of…

(Editor’s Note: The absence of a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework for military operations in outer space represents a troubling deficiency in the understanding of…

Earlier this year, a Silicon Valley start-up called Swarm Technologies used an Indian launch vehicle to place four experimental satellites in outer space. This was despite the…

Tuesday, May 16 10:00am – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations – Business Meeting (here) 2:30pm – Senate Committee on Intelligence – Intelligence Matters (Closed) (here)…