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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moltz, James Clay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics and state.

Arms race.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 pages)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2026.

Summary:

As space becomes more crowded with over 12,000 active satellites operated by over sixty countries and hundreds of private companies, preventing conflict in this strategic environment has become increasingly important.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. Explaining Space Security: Concepts and Historical Comparisons

1. The Dynamics of Space Security: Existing Explanations

2. Space and Environmental Security

Part II. Reassessing Twentieth-Century Space Security

3. Roots of the U.S.-Soviet Space Race: 1920s-1962

4. The Emergence of Cooperative Restraint: 1962-1975

5. Challenges to Space Security and Their Resolution: 1976-1991

6. Post-Cold War Space Uncertainty: 1992-2000

Part III. Considering Twenty-First-Century Space Security

7. Renewed U.S. Space Nationalism: 2001-2008

8. Expanding International Norms amid Tensions: 2009-Present

9. Alternative Futures for Space Security

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Moltz, James Clay The Politics of Space Security

ISBN:

9781503647220

OCLC:

1592691093