In my open access article for @iajournal.bsky.social I examine how space politics is becoming more plural and less Western-centric. It looks at how China, private actors, emerging space powers, the global South, and regional cooperation are reshaping the international space order.

Pleased to be quoted today in The European Correspondent on Europe’s contribution to Artemis and its broader role in space. europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/europes... @lseideas.bsky.social

Is China a great power in space? Join me on 26 March for an online event hosted by the Astropolitics Working Group of @BritishIntS. Register: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

1/4 I’m pleased to share my latest open access article, “Same orbits, different rocket dreams? China, India, and the case for global space security studies,” in the Journal of Space Safety Engineering. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don’t miss the International Studies Association’s Virtual PASS course “Advancing Diplomacy for Space Security” next Monday (Feb 9, 2026) with Saadia M. Pekkanen, PJ Blount, Gregory Miller — and me. Mini TTX + diplomacy under time pressure. www.isanet.org/Programs/Vir...

1/2 🚀⭐️ New in Pacific Review: “Empire of the stars not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

1/2 🚀⭐️ New in Pacific Review: “Empire of the stars not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Great to be quoted in this @news.sky.com article on the race to replace the International Space Station. 🚀 Really interesting moment for the future of research & commercial activity in low Earth orbit. news.sky.com/story/the-ra... @lseideas.bsky.social @unibo.it

🛰️ New Space Policy volume now available!: themes include cooperation & sustainability; EU SST; space economy; space mining; Mars governance; electronics assurance terms; satellite recycling; STEM/NewSpace; space education. ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/journal/spac... @lseideas.bsky.social

On 21 October, I had the pleasure of being part of one of the panels at the inaugural Prospero Conference, hosted by @fasikcl.bsky.social in partnership with the UK Ministry of Defence (SONAC) discussing the evolving threat landscape in space. Thanks to all who made it happen! @lseideas.bsky.social

🚀 New issue of Space Policy (Vol. 73) is out! Topics include India’s #SpaceEconomy, cislunar security, satellite mega-constellations, European space sovereignty & more. Read here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/spac... #SpacePolicy #SpaceResearch @lseideas.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social

🚀 Don’t miss this ISA event led by Prof Saadia Pekkanen: Building Skills for Space Diplomacy 📅 Sep 15, 2025 | 4:00 PM (London) 1-hr overview of the legal, political & policy foundations shaping space governance. 👉 Register: isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #SpaceDiplomacy #ISA #SpacePolicy

Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Pleased to share my CFR policy memo on India’s Space Policy. I examine how India is reshaping its space policy and engaging with emerging global norms in space. 🔗 www.cfr.org/article/indi... @lseir.bsky.social @lseideas.bsky.social

🚀 New @lseideas.bsky.social report by Jana Fey & Walter Peeters “The Changing Economy of Space Application and Exploration” How evolving space economies—from state-led to New Space—shape international cooperation and geopolitical tensions. 📖 www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/public...

🚀 Excited to share my latest piece: China and India as Space Powers: Geopolitics, Domestic Interests, and Prestige—now out in the Hellenic Air Force Review, part of a special issue on space security in a multipolar world. 📖 drive.google.com/file/d/1RpM7...

China Treads Carefully in the Eastern Mediterranean thediplomat.com/2025/05/chin...

Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere www.bbc.com/news/article...

🧵1/ A bit late in posting this, but I’m very pleased to have co-authored a chapter with Rajeswari Rajagopalan for the Routledge Handbook of Space Policy, edited by Mariel Borowitz, Thomas Hoerber, Antonella Forganni, and Bruno Reynaud de Sousa. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to International Space Station to launch on May 29 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/axio...

Honored to speak at the @nereusaisbl.bsky.social NEREUS 2025 General Assembly at the European Committee of the Regions! Spoke on European space policy and the crucial role of European regions. 🔗 lnkd.in/eM2Cmck5 #SpacePolicy #EuropeanRegions #NEREUS #EUspace @lseir.bsky.social @lseideas.bsky.social

Check out this new special issue of Asian Security edited by Professor Saadia Pekkanen on space in the international relations of Asia! Lots of fascinating contributions! #SpacePolicy #AsianSecurity #InternationalRelations www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Dr K Kasturirangan (1940-2025): Visionary scientist who dreamed big, steered ISRO through tough times indianexpress.com/article/indi...

China shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war www.bbc.com/news/article...

Isro achieves second docking with SpaDeX satellites timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/isro...

‘No substitute’: Europe’s battle to break Elon Musk’s stranglehold on the skies www.ft.com/content/cfee...

„In reality, it is Paris and London, not Brussels, Berlin or Warsaw, that are leading the transformation of European security. Now is the time for Ursula von der Leyen’s ‘geopolitical Europe’ to leave behind a legacy of infantile strategic thinking.“

Europe tries to fix its plumbing — and leave Starlink behind www.ft.com/content/8634...

Starlink nears India launch: 7 key facts about the satellite internet service indianexpress.com/article/tech...

‘Deeply uncomfortable’: UK Starlink users switch off over Musk’s political machinations www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Sweden to expand arms and space capabilities without US www.ft.com/content/a7c2...

Stranded astronauts’ rescue mission lays bare Boeing’s struggles in space www.ft.com/content/4d30...

Musk, Ambani join hands in surprise Starlink India internet dea www.reuters.com/markets/deal...

EU to help Ukraine replace Musk’s Starlink www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

🧵 In our 2020 book, Exit from Hegemony: the Unravelling of American Global Order , Alex Cooley and I identified three processes that were hollowing out the the American "international system." global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Space sector to grow 5x in next decade, says Union minister Jitendra Singh timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

S. Korea joins global race for low-Earth orbit satellite communications www.chosun.com/english/indu...

Europe’s Moon plans at risk as Trump team reviews Nasa’s Artemis project www.ft.com/content/e14e...

India's space regulator launches $58 million fund to boost startups, cut reliance on imports www.reuters.com/technology/s...

SpaceX rocket debris crashes into Poland www.bbc.com/news/article...

India and the U.S. emphasize the need for strengthening space cooperation pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

Suspicion Gives Way To TRUST: India-US Joint Space Missions Take Flight www.ndtv.com/world-news/p...

"Whatever issues we have with any of our neighbours, we have always adopted a bilateral approach to dealing with these issues," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said during a news briefing following Modi’s two-day visit to the US. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...

Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX’s launch dominance arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

Ford 'ripping up' Ontario's $100M contract with Elon Musk's Starlink in wake of U.S. tariffs www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

India turns to private sector for rocket launches www.ft.com/content/9481...

Dept of space gets Rs 13.4k crore, up from Rs 11.7k crore; NSIL another Rs 1k crore timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/dept...

Thales Alenia Space wins €862mn deal for Europe’s first lunar cargo vehicle www.ft.com/content/3963...

ESA and European Commission to build quantum-secure space communications network www.esa.int/Applications...

Mutual defence applies in space, says Kallas www.euractiv.com/section/defe...