22 April 2026
Following on from the August 2025 webinar on Outer Space Governance: WMD and Arms Control in an Era of Fragmenting Multilateralism, held jointly with The Åland Islands Peace Institute, several Pugwash and ISYP experts have had their work published in a special issues of the Journal of Autonomy and Security studies (JASS).
The effort has been spearheaded by Pugwash Council member Dr. Katariina Simonen. As the contributions to vol.10.no1 elaborate, what happens in Space is both a technological reflection of political conditions on Earth, and vice versa: developments in Space can take on their own momentum, seriously affecting global relations. What we see today is that global political trends are mirrored also in Space. Links to each are provided below.
- Use of Armed Force in Outer Space An Introduction Dr. Katariina Simonen 6-18
- The Space-Nuclear Nexus and the U.S. Private Sector A brief introduction Nicolas A. Ayala Arboleda 19-33
- Golden Dome for America and its Impact on Nuclear Strategic Stability An event series report Nicolas A. Ayala Arboleda, Ching Wei Sooi 34-45
- The Continued Entanglement The Nuclear Impact on Space Governance Dr. P.J. Blount 46-58
- Targeting a Satellite Electronic Warfare and International Humanitarian Law Dr. Katariina Simonen 59-72
- Reshaping a Balanced Context of Space Arms Control From Sustainability and Threat to Stability and Deterrence Dr. Guoyu Wang, Chengyun Zhang, Yifan Hu 73-86
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