Security and Stability in the New Space Age

<p>This book examines the drivers behind great power security competition in space to determine whether realistic strategic alternatives exist to further militarization. </p><p>Space is an area of increasing economic and military competition. This book offers an analysis of actions and events indicative of a growing security dilemma in space which is generating an intensifying arms race between the US China and Russia. It explores the dynamics behind a potential future war in space and investigates methods of preventing an arms race from an international relations theory and military-strategy standpoint. The book is divided into three parts: the first section offers a broad discussion of the applicability of international relations theory to current conditions in space; the second is a direct application of theory to the space environment to determine whether competition or cooperation is the optimal strategic choice; the third section focuses on testing the hypotheses against reality by analyzing novel alternatives to three major categories of space systems. The volume concludes with a study of the practical limitations of applying a strategy centered on commercialization as a method of defusing the orbital security dilemma.</p><p>This book will be of interest to students of space power strategic studies and international relations.</p>