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Pindják P.
Strengthening the EU's positions in space: on the adoption of the Space Security Concept
// Space Research.
2017. № 1.
P. 28-35.
DOI: 10.7256/2453-8817.2017.1.21602 URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=21602
Strengthening the EU's positions in space: on the adoption of the Space Security Concept
Pindják Peter
PhD in the Department of UN and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Hlboká cesta 2811 04 BratislavaSlovakia
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peter.pindjak@mzv.sk
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DOI: 10.7256/2453-8817.2017.1.21602
Received:
02-01-2017
Published:
08-02-2017
Abstract:
The recently unveiled EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy presents bold and ambitious plans in several increasingly important domains for Europe, including outer space. The EU has committed itself to securing an autonomous access to space, providing security for its space-based assets, and promoting the adoption of a voluntary code of conduct in space. With the evolving dynamics in astropolitics, space security has become an ever more important aspect of space activities. Clearly, the EU has a vested interest in space security, whereas space-enabled services form an important part of European economy and contribute to the effective implementation of its energy policy, migration, border control as well as domestic and international crisis management. Since the EU is currently in the process of drafting a European Space Strategy, it should seize the opportunity to take stock of its existing space programs and lay out a promising way forward. The research subject is the recommendations for the European Space Strategy projects based on the assessment of the existing space programs and the prospects of their modernization. The author applies the general logical methods and comparative analysis (comparative-legal and comparative-historical). The author also uses the methods of the general system theory, risk assessment and management, and prognostication of safety of space infrastructure objects. Besides reinforcing the existing Copernicus and Galileo programs and further developing the Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATCOM) project, the EU should make a significant investment in space security, particularly through boosting its Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) capabilities and actively working on the international fora to promote a responsible behavior in outer space that could be eventually transformed into a voluntary international code of conduct. Through a comprehensive space policy and by reinforcing its autonomy in outer space, the EU will not only strengthen its foreign and security policy, but also reconfirm its relevant role in global affairs.
Keywords:
Security Policy, Space Security, Space Strategy, Galileo, Governmental Satellite Communications, Copernicus, Space Surveillance, Space Tracking, International code of conduct, European Union
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