The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests, Third Edition

James Clay Moltz

Published by Stanford University Press 2019

The Politics of Space Security

Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests, Third Edition

James Clay Moltz

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503609402

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About this book

For the past sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they have not yet fought in this environment. This book examines the international politics of the space age from 1957 to the present, the reasons why strategic restraint emerged among the major military powers, and how recent trends toward weaponization may challenge prior norms of conflict avoidance. James Clay Moltz analyzes the competing demands of national interests in space against the shared interests of all spacefarers in preserving the safe use of space in the face of emerging threats, such as man-made orbital debris.

This new edition offers analysis of the 2011 to 2018 period, including the second term of President Obama and the beginning of the Trump administration. Focusing on great power competition and cooperation, as well as questions related to the sustainability of current and future national space policies, The Politics of Space Security is an authoritative history of the space age.

Author / Editor information

James Clay Moltz is chairman of the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he also holds a joint faculty appointment in the Space Systems Academic Group. He is the author of Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space (2014) and Asia's Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks (2012).

Reviews

Brian Weeden:
"In The Politics of Space Security, James Clay Moltz presents a concise yet brilliant analysis of the history of space security through the lens of the political environment that shaped it. Moltz's book does a fantastic job of giving just enough detail to strengthen his arguments while still keeping the text flowing."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Explaining Space Security: Concepts and Historical Comparisons
1. The Dynamics of Space Security: Existing Explanations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Space and Environmental Security Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Part II: Reassessing Twentieth-Century Space Security
3. Roots of the U.S.-Soviet Space Race: 1920s–1962 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4. The Emergence of Cooperative Restraint: 1962–1975 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
5. Challenges to Space Security and Their Resolution: 1976–1991 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
6. Post–Cold War Space Uncertainty: 1992–2000 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Part III: Considering Twenty-First-Century Space Security
7. Renewed U.S. Space Nationalism: 2001–2008 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
8. Expanding International Norms amid Tensions: 2009–Present Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
9. Alternative Futures for Space Security Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	336
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365

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Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Edition: 3rd edition
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 400
Keywords: Space security; international relations; cooperation; competition; orbital debris; nuclear radiation; learning; environment; governance.

eBook

Published: April 16, 2019
ISBN: 9781503609402