... in essence would be identical, but politically transformed with a new name and placed under the auspices of the United Nations. That is a real possibility albeit a remote one at the present. About the author Gurbir Singh is a UK-based cyber...
... collision between the two spacecraft. In view of the foregoing, China wishes to request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to circulate the above-mentioned information to all States parties to the Outer Space Treaty and bring to their...
...-Americanism has flourished in Russia, with Kremlin support. The mutual estrangement was on vivid display at the United Nations General Assembly annual debate in late September 2014. President Obama placed Russia, because of its “aggression” against...
... for a generation, there is there is merit in finding ways of de-escalation, especially through continuing legal work of the United Nations to keep weapons out of space. About the author Brian Harvey is a specialist space writer and broadcaster based...
... developed and operated in outer space, and constitute a ‘use’ of space, they are subject to the provisions of United Nations’ space treaties, in particular the 1967 ‘Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use...
... are seen as the preferred mode of norm-making. Recently, there have also been attempts at circumventing the United Nations process of law-making and an alarming trend of unilateral actions of some advanced spacefaring States, often to the detriment...