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Cynthia J. Parmley,
Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
| Apr 20, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Space Law
New Edition of The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations The Stockton Center for International Law (SCIL), U.S. Naval War College (NWC), recently completed a 2-year effort, in coordination with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard, to...
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Zhanna Malekos Smith
| Apr 18, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law
Putin and Xi’s Pact for Outer Space On the eve of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement on entering a new era of international relations—including in outer space. The...
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Timothy Goines,
Jeffrey Biller,
Jeremy Grunert
| Mar 14, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Space Law, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
The Russia-Ukraine War and the Space Domain As demonstrated by this symposium, every domain of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War presents critical legal questions. This post focuses on the potential consequences of the war on the space domain. Although Russia continues...
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Christopher J. Borgen
| Nov 21, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law
Russia’s ASAT Test and the Development of Space Law On November 15, Russia launched a direct ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile that deliberately struck Cosmos-1408, one of its own satellites that had become inoperable years ago. Massing at about 2,000 kilograms and...
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Thomas E. Ayres
| Dec 30, 2020 | AoW Posts, Space Law, Topics
A Review of U.S. Space Force’s First Year The newest branch of the U.S. military, the United States Space Force, was mandated by Congress and signed into law and existence by the President on December 19, 2019. The Space Force Professionals, now called...
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Aurel Sari
| Oct 1, 2020 | AoW Posts, Emerging Technologies, Space Law, Topics
NATO in Outer Space: A Domain Too Far? This post examines whether Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty is applicable to armed attacks in outer space. NATO nations have recently recognized outer space as a new operational domain for the Alliance. Although the...
