Scramble for the Skies - The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space

With a focus on China, the United States, and India, this book examines the economic ambitions of the second space race. The authors argue that space ambitions are informed by a combination of factors, including available resources, capability, elite preferences, and talent pool. The authors demonstrate how these influences affect the development of national space programs as well as policy and law.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introducing the Concept of Great Power Competition for Space Resources
Chapter 2: The Role of Myths, History, and Strategic Culture on Space Based Resources
Chapter 3 (Part I): The Epistemic Community and the Foundations of Discourse in the United States
Chapter 4 (Part II): The United States Strategy and Space Resource Ambitions
Chapter 5: China's Strategy and Space Resource Ambitions
Chapter 6: India's Strategy and Space Resource Ambitions
Chapter 7: Middle Power Strategy and Ambitions for Space Resources: Luxembourg and the UAE
Chapter 8: Are We Observing the Beginning of a Race or Scramble for Space Resources?
Scenarios and Concluding Thoughts
Afterword: Theorizing Space Resources within International Relations Concepts and Positioning of the Authors

About the author

By Namrata Goswami and Peter A. Garretson

Product details

• Authors: Peter A. Garretson, Namrata Goswami, Namrata Garretson Goswami, Goswami Namrata
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781498583138
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8313-8
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Space Science, SCIENCE / Space Science / General