Exploring the nature of space programs and how nations can maximize advantages gained from space operations, this book draws from military and economic theory t

This scholarly account of the various ways in which space is configured by power, and in which space becomes a resource for power, combines insights from social

This book analyses the decisions of nations to develop indigenous space programs in order to become a leading world power.

The year 2007 saw the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in October 1957. Space is crucial to

From Russia’s annexation of Crimea to China’s ‘nine-dash line’ in the South China Sea, it is clear that territory is as important in international polit