![]() ![]() ![]() policy, political statements, and budgetary decisions, she demonstrates how the United States is at a turning point in how it views and acts on space control.' - Victoria Samson, Secure World Foundation, USA 'Joan Johnson-Freese’s excellent book questions many assumptions made by those in the space policy world as a given and contextualizes governmental decisions (both here and abroad) to allow for a more thorough understanding of the space domain. This lively book is highly recommended for anyone interested in space or national security.' - Nancy Gallagher, University of Maryland, USA If the United States’ primary objective is to protect and expand its own ability to use space for a wide variety of highly beneficial economic, military, and social purposes, then the United States should ratchet down its rhetoric and development of offensive capabilities, ramping up its use of space diplomacy deterrence strategies that do not increase crisis instability. national space policy has relied too heavily on ineffective, and often counterproductive means in pursuit of overly ambitious objectives. Joan Johnson-Freese makes a compelling case that even under the administration of President Barack Obama, U.S. national security makes this a must-read book for national security policymakers – especially those in the new administration. Her insight provides the context for understanding the complexities of this often underappreciated domain and why "the days of the space sanctuary are gone." In a word – compelling.' - Marcia Smith, Editor of 'Johnson-Freese’s penetrating analysis of space security as a critical component of U.S. administration, as well as other governments, for preventing future conflict and strengthening space cooperation.' - James Clay Moltz, Naval Postgraduate School, USA 'Joan Johnson-Freese has written a timely, thought-provoking, and richly researched book that should be read by everyone interested in 21 st century space policy. She raises serious concerns about our current path and offers recommendations for the new U.S. This book will be of much interest to students of space policy, defence studies, foreign policy, security studies and IR. ![]() ![]() It subsequently discusses the complexity of the space environment and argues that all tools of national power must be used, with some degree of balance, toward addressing space challenges and achieving space goals. This volume explores the issues arising from evolving space capabilities across the world and the security challenges this poses. That policy held until the Chinese anti-satellite (ASAT) test in 2013, which demonstrated expanded Chinese capabilities. The latter required international solutions and the United States, subsequently, even voiced support for an International Code of Conduct for Space. In contrast to previous administrations, the Obama Administration has pursued a less militaristic space policy, instead employing a strategic restraint approach that stressed multilateral diplomacy to space challenges. The dual-use nature of the vast majority of space technology, meaning of value to both civilian and military communities and being unable to differentiate offensive from defensive intent of military hardware, makes space an area particularly ripe for a security dilemma. This book examines the recent shift in US space policy and the forces that continually draw the US back into a space-technology security dilemma. ![]()
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