Der Krieg in der Ukraine macht deutlich, wie stark moderne Verteidigung von Fähigkeiten im Weltraum abhängt. @julianasuess.bsky.social @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social und @spacenukesam.bsky.social erläutern die Ambitionen Polens, im All aktiver zu werden. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

🇵🇱🚀 Today @swp-berlin.org published @spacenukesam.bsky.social and my assessment on Poland as an emerging space actor. This is the German version, placed in the context of wider European capabilities.

Amidst the possible kerfuffle with USSPACECOM being shipped to Alabama, I happened to be reading @spacenukesam.bsky.social 's excellent report on the FY2026 funding for USSF. Congress/WH poured in billions more into ISR for tracking mobile targets. csps.aerospace.org/sites/defaul...

Excited that our defense space budget paper is out, which covers the budget dimensions of Golden Dome as well as of other space priorities of the administration. Hope it’s of interest! csps.aerospace.org/papers/fy-20...

For folks interested, our panel on space-based NC3 from Carnegie’s nuclear conference is up featuring @sipri.org’s Nivedita Raju, Pete Hays, and @nktpnd.bsky.social. m.youtube.com/watch?v=If_1...

Poland’s growing role in Europe is coupled with a strong desire to grow its space program, presenting both economic and defense opportunities for both the US and Europe who should seek integration & interoperability, argue our @julianasuess.bsky.social & @spacenukesam.bsky.social @Aerospace 9/10

Had a terrific time moderating a session on space-based nuclear command and control at Carnegie’s biennial #nukecon. Thanks to our impressive panelists, Peter Hays, @nktpnd.bsky.social, and Nivi Raju, for a rich conversation and to the organizers for putting on a great conference.

@aaronbateman.bsky.social covered the same dynamics from the 1980s excellently in his book on SDI. Recommended reading, it's open access too, so no excuses to not read the digital edition! It's the same strategic problems, same political discourse nonsense. mitpress.mit.edu/978026254736...

Happy to speak with Courtney Albon at Defense News for this piece. Based on the unclassified budget, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of Space Force’s budget, the service has mostly focused on proliferation for protecting its spacecraft. www.defensenews.com/space/2025/0...

Spoke to Mike Brest at Washington Examiner about counterspace challenges. As I noted to him, a primary way in which DOD has been responding to space threats is through proliferation, as shown in the budget materials over the last three years. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/space...

So happy to see this debate series paper out on sustained space maneuver as part of space warfighting. This is a series we started last year and has featured impressive folks, including @katieinspace.bsky.social, @bleddb.bsky.social, @thomasgroberts.bsky.social csps.aerospace.org/papers/exoti...

Despite the disruption in South Korea last week, the country's aspirations in space remain bold, extending far beyond the Yoon administration alone. @spacenukesam.bsky.social and I wrote about opportunities for US-ROK space collaboration for the Korean Economic Institute: keia.org/publication/...

It was a pleasure to be on the Downlink podcast with @spacenukesam.bsky.social to discuss US space diplomacy with South Korea. We have a paper with the Korean Economic Institute of America coming out later this week on the same topic! You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Look forward to participating in this event on Monday

Ok, here is an updated version of my space policy starter pack. Let's make #BlueSpace the best platform for space news, space econ and space law discussions. @sharestuff.bsky.social go.bsky.app/PRWt1qf

Thanks to @spacenews.com.web.brid.gy for covering our recent paper. Until commercial markets fully develop, DOD may need to play a more active role with promising commercial space firms if it wants to ensure it can use those services in the future. spacenews.com/on-national-...

Had a great conversation about US-ROK space cooperation today at the Korea Economic Institute. Here’s the link for folks who are interested: keia.org/event/broade...

More details on the history of this (and other space regulatory reform issues) can be found in our chapter in Space Agenda 2025: https://buff.ly/4hk71HH

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Space folks, we released our space agenda series with 16 different chapters on a variety of pressing space policy issues. Here’s one I contributed to on the tenuous financial footing of many commercial space firms and how DOD should respond: csps.aerospace.org/papers/lever...

In a nutshell: it’s far too soon, too far away from anywhere that matters, and we just don’t know enough about the Moon, and can barely manage basic exploration missions up there.

Happy to see this out - first in a new debate series from Aerospace Corp. In this one I write the counterargument that cislunar space just isn’t militarily significant and the Lunar enthusiasts should not distract the US Space Force from Earth orbit priorities. csps.aerospace.org/papers/high-...

Oh hey BlueSky! Kota Umeda and I have an article out in Asia Policy on U.S.-Japanese security cooperation in space (specifically on missile warning). Hope it’s of interest! www.nbr.org/publication/...

Great to talk to Christian Davies in this @financialtimes.com piece on South Korea's space program