The Space Security Index – Trends and Developments in Space Security in 2005
- Paper number
IAC-06-E3.3.02
- Author
Dr. William Marshall, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, United States
- Coauthor
Ms. Sarah Estabrooks, Canada
- Coauthor
Mr. Simon Collard-Wexler, Canada
- Year
2006
- Abstract
Space is the only global commons that borders every community, providing an unprecedented potential nexus of social, economic, and military power. Space helps monitor weather and natural resources, produce food, communicate, trade, and travel. Space is home to unprecedented achievements of international scientific cooperation. It generates tens of billions of dollars in commercial revenues. Space is rapidly becoming part of critical national and international infrastructure. The Space Security Index is the first and only annual, comprehensive, and integrated assessment of space security. Based on eight indicators of space security, it provides background information and in-depth analysis on key trends and developments in the space field. The project seeks to provide a policy-neutral fact-base of trends and developments in space security based on primary, open source research. It also includes an annual assessment of the status of space security based on a consultative process engaging a broad range of stakeholders. The objective of the Space Security Index is to facilitate dialogue on space security challenges and potential responses by providing the necessary facts and focus to inform an important debate that has become unnecessarily polarized. The annual report also provides a comprehensive pedagogical tool on the concept of space security to inform debate among stakeholders and policy-makers. This paper we will summarize the key findings of the latest report Space Security 2005.
- Abstract document
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