🛰️ 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...

Donald Trump’s plan for space lasers to destroy nuclear weapons www.ft.com/content/62c0...

India sends navigation satellite into orbit on ISRO rocket in landmark launch www.reuters.com/technology/s...

ISRO successfully docks two satellites in space, India fourth country to achieve feat after US, Russia, China indianexpress.com/article/indi...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video) www.space.com/space-explor...

UK gives green light to German start-up for vertical rocket launch www.ft.com/content/a5d4...

SpaceX launches satellites for 3 Indian startups, advancing space surveillance, imaging capabilities timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/spacex...

Um Qantas flights to South Africa delayed due to space debris from Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets www.9news.com.au/world/qantas...

Great to be quoted in @inews.co.uk on space, NATO, and Elon Musk🚀, alongside @bleddb.bsky.social! Check out the article: inews.co.uk/news/world/u... @lseir.bsky.social @lseideas.bsky.social