by 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...
by 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...
by 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...