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Space Security and the Transatlantic Relationship
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Abstract Since the end of World War II, outer space has been an arena in which both high and low politics have played out, and both the US and Europe have been heavily invested. This article examines the case study of space exploration as a window into the evolving nature of the transatlantic relationship. W... mehr
Since the end of World War II, outer space has been an arena in which both high and low politics have played out, and both the US and Europe have been heavily invested. This article examines the case study of space exploration as a window into the evolving nature of the transatlantic relationship. With the US government regularly deprioritizing Europe in its foreign policy and at times taking the transatlantic relationship for granted, the author argues that transnational and non-state actors have played an important role in maintaining the stability of the alliance. In terms of space, this means that the space community - space agencies, private actors, space enthusiasts, engineers, and scientists, among others - often enable transatlantic cooperation despite initial conflictual rhetoric stemming from political leaders. Importantly, while these transnational or non-state actors tend to view space as a peaceful domain for all of humankind, governments and militaries often treat space as the next battlefield. To support this argument, the article considers two major transatlantic space developments: the US's Space Force, which reflects a US desire to be dominant in space, and Europe's Galileo satellite system, which reflects a European goal to have strategic autonomy from the US. The author argues that the idea that space should be a peaceful domain for all of humankind is more strongly reflected in outcomes, despite the presence of conflictual, militaristic rhetoric.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Europa; USA; Weltraum; transatlantische Beziehungen; internationale Zusammenarbeit
Klassifikation
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Galileo; Space Force; constructivism; non-state actors; space; transatlantic relationship
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 134-143
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 10 (2022) 2
Heftthema
Out With the Old, In With the New? Explaining Changing EU–US Relations
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)