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The United States Space Force, the sixth branch of the armed forces, will soon play a leading role in American foreign policy and will be necessary to protect its economic, political, and social interests at home and abroad.This book argues that America's newest branch of the armed forces, the United States Space Force, will soon play a key strategic role in American foreign policy, military and economic expansion, and technological innovation. Written by a leading expert on and member of the Space Force, the book offers an introduction to the Space Force, explains the urgent need for it, and walks readers through what exactly the Space Force is and is not. Drawing on dozens of interviews with high-ranking members of the armed forces, the author claims that, in the future, space will be the geopolitical center of world politics, as such countries as the U.S., Russia, and China jockey for control of it. America must therefore set aside partisan politics to make space a top priority, as a failure to do so will leave the U.S. and its citizens in a dangerous and vulnerable position on the world stage.
List of contents
PrefaceIntroduction1. America at the Crossroads of Grand Strategy
2. History
3. Grand Strategy and Space Dominance
4. Space Intelligence
5. Allies, Diplomacy, and International Law
6. The Triplanetary Economy
7. Strategic Competition, Great Powers, Threats, and Enemies
8. The Service and the Mission
9. Pax Americana and Pax Astra
BibliographyIndex
About the author
Lamont Colucci, PhD, is associate professor of politics and government at Ripon College, Ripon, WI, and senior fellow in National Security Affairs for the American Foreign Policy Council.
