Space in the Islamic World: Challenges and Opportunities of the New Frontier
Key Points: The Concept of the Cosmos in Islamic Ontology It is undeniable that humanity is currently experiencing an unprecedented moment in history, in which numerous paradigms carrying profound anthropological implications are undergoing change at an unprecedented pace. This process is being driven by the exponential acceleration of technological development. Against this backdrop, a new…
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Cybersecurity Challenges of COTS in European Space Systems: a Strategic Framework
Main Topics: The rise of Commercial Space and the emerging cybersecutiry risk Between 2014 and 2024, the global space sector underwent a significant transformation, marked by the launch of approximately 13,800 payloads into low, medium, and geostationary Earth orbits. Notably, nearly 80% of these—around 11,000 payloads—came from commercial entities, illustrating the rapid commercialization and democratization…
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Western Defence and ReArm Europe: The Roots of a Quiet Crisis
Focus Points: Is Globalisation an issue even in the Defence Sector? The war in Ukraine has fundamentally reshaped the strategic landscape. Reports flowing directly from observers on the battlefield to political decision-makers revealed a stark reality: no European state was—and, to a large extent, still is—capable of sustaining a conflict fought at such an intensity…
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From Space to Power: The New Geopolitics of Orbits
Main Topics A New Geo-Political Paradigm For more than six decades, outer space has been viewed primarily as a domain of scientific exploration, technological competition, and national prestige. Today, however, this traditional understanding is becoming increasingly inadequate. Earth orbit has evolved into an essential component of contemporary strategic power projection, to the point that the…
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The Misguided Trajectory of Space Law
Main Topics of the article A Reflection Off Course Legal scholarship on outer space has long repeated an intellectual move that deserves to be questioned before it can be corrected. In seeking to conceptualize the legal order lacking in domains beyond the reach of sovereignty, scholars almost invariably turn to the law of the sea,…
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