| ID | 152071 |
| Title Proper | Dark forces awaken |
| Other Title Information | the prospects for cooperative space security |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Meyer, Paul |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | International cooperation on outer-space security has fluctuated over the past decades, marked by periods of common endeavor and relative stability as well as times of destabilizing developments and rising tensions. A high-water mark of space-security diplomacy was the 2013 UN Group of Governmental Experts consensus report on “Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities,” which set out a rich menu of measures and promised new levels of cooperative security among states. Regrettably, the report was followed by a series of negative developments that threaten to reverse the cooperative trend it espoused. These developments include the introduction (by Russia and China) and rejection (by the United States) of a revised draft treaty on the Prevention of Placement of Weapons in Outer Space (PPWT); the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a divisive resolution on “no first placement” of space weapons; the failure of the European Union to gain support for its proposed Code of Conduct, as well as escalating strategic tensions. This viewpoint analyzes the re-emergence of these “dark forces” and their implications for multilateral diplomacy and makes suggestions for remedial action to preserve outer-space security. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 23, No.3-4; Jun-Jul 2016: p.495-503 |
| Journal Source | Nonproliferation Review Vol: 23 No 3-4 |
| Key Words | International Cooperation ; Diplomacy ; Confidence-building measures ; United States ; China ; Russia ; Outer Space ; Space Security ; Transparency ; United Nations |