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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Meet your new Astropolitics Working Group Conveners! Dr Thomas Cheney Northumbria University Dr Marieta Valdiva Lefort Space Court Foundation Dr Marjan Ajevski The Open University Thomas Knight (Social Media Officer) Canterbury Christ Church University www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Meet your new Astropolitics Working Group Conveners! Dr Thomas Cheney Northumbria University Dr Marieta Valdiva Space Court Foundation Dr Marjan Ajevski The Open University Thomas Knight (Social Media Officer) Canterbury Christ Church University

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Don't forget to register for our next talk, one week to go! 'Holding up the skies: is Starlink occupying low Earth orbit?' with Dr Mia Bennett and Zachary Cudney on Tuesday 12th May at 16:00hrs on Zoom. Registration is free! www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Don't forget to register for our next talk! 'Holding up the skies: is Starlink occupying low Earth orbit?' with Dr Mia Bennett on Tuesday 12th May at 16:00hrs on Zoom. Registration is free! www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📣We are delighted to announce that we have kicked off todays event with @astropoliticswg.bsky.social! 👉Today we are joined by @dstroikos.bsky.social to discuss his article "Empire of the stars—not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space"

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Don't forget to register for our next talk! Thursday 26th March, 'Empire of the stars—not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space' with Dimitrios Stroikos at 14:00hrs on Zoom. www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Volunteer convenors needed - We need two volunteers to co-convene the AWG for the next 2-4 years and take the AWG into its next era! Please get in touch if you have any queries or would like to register your interest. astropolitics.group@bisa.ac.uk

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BISA

The British International Studies Association is a learned society that promotes the study of international relations and related subjects through teaching, research, and facilitation of contact betwe...

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

BISA Annual Prizes! Nominations open for BISA annual prizes - please have a look at the prize nominations page and make any nominations you'd like for awards at this year's conference: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/prizes

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Prizes

Here you'll find information about all our annual prizes including the Michael Nicholson thesis prize, the Susan Strange best book prize and the L.H.M. Ling outstanding first book prize.

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Next online event! 'Holding up the skies: is Starlink occupying low Earth orbit?' with Mia Bennett and Zachary Cudney, 16:00-17:00 UK time, 12th May 2026. Via Zoom - free and open to all, but registration required. Register and full event details here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Online event! Research Presentation: ‘Empire of the stars—not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space’ with Dimitrios Stroikos. 14:00-15:00 UK time, 26th March 2026. Via Zoom - free, but registration required. Register and full event details here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

📢We have kicked off todays @astropoliticswg.bsky.social workshop at Durham University! ☄️We started the day with an introduction on the intersection between space and international politics from James Osborne, director of Durham's Space Research Centre (SPARC) 🪡Follow this thread for more

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Thomas Cheney @thomascheney.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

off to Durham for the @mybisa.bsky.social @astropoliticswg.bsky.social workshop! Looking forward to a day of discussing space and hopefully a reasonably positive reaction to the draft of chapter 2 of my book!

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We are looking forward to our 3rd In-Person Workshop tomorrow, kindly hosted by the Space Research Centre at @durham.ac.uk and supported by @mybisa.bsky.social *good weather not guaranteed, though it is lovely in Durham today!

Durham University on the Wear on a sunny autumn/winter day

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Gentle reminder that you can submit a paper, panel or roundtable for consideration by the Astropolitics Working Group for the BISA Conference 2026 being held in Brighton on 3rd-5th June. The deadline for submissions is Monday 3rd November 2025 at 11:59hrs. conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0

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Call for papers

The call for papers for the BISA 2026 conference taking place in Brighton in June 2026.

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Many thanks to Xavier Pasco for delivering our 3rd Annual Lecture - we had some great insights on the changes (and continuities) in US-European space industries, and what this all means for policy and international power politics. Thanks to our guests for tuning in!

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... ABSTRACT DEADLINE TOMORROW! Abstract Deadline: 19th September 2025, please email the AWG email astropolitics.group@bisa.ac.uk with an abstract. Full Draft Submission Deadline: 19th October 2025. Registration for all attendees closes on 30th October 2025.

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... Abstract Deadline: 19th September 2025, please email the AWG email astropolitics.group@bisa.ac.uk with an abstract. Full Draft Submission Deadline: 19th October 2025. Registration for all attendees closes on 30th October 2025.

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Reminder that deadlines for our December in-person AWG Workshop are approaching: 19 Sep: Abstracts for those wishing to present papers 19 Oct: Paper submission for discussant 30 Oct: Final registration for all attendees, including non-presenters www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Call for papers: Third Astropolitics Working Group workshop- Astropolitics | BISA

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Analysis by our AWG Convenor @bleddb.bsky.social on some changes in the UK space sector…

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Registration is now open for our next two confirmed AWG @mybisa.bsky.social events! 1. 3rd Annual AWG Lecture with Dr Xavier Pasco, 21st October 2025 (online) www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... 2. 3rd AWG In-Person Workshop, 9th December 2025 (at Durham University, UK) www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Alt: Captain Janeway: "There's coffee in that nebula."

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🚨Call for papers for the Third @astropoliticswg.bsky.social workshop Hosting its third in-person workshop at @durham-university.bsky.social on 9 December with the support of Durham's Space Research Centre Astropolitics is looking for abstracts! 🌟 Submit here - buff.ly/rUDOWd3 @bleddb.bsky.social

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Delighted to announce the call for papers for our 3rd AWG In-Person Workshop, this time at Durham University, on 9th December 2025. Details below - open to BISA members only. www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Thanks so much to everyone who made it to Belfast last week for #BISA2025 @mybisa.bsky.social - we had a great time and it was good to catch up to everyone. Happy 50th birthday to BISA!

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Next week I'll be heading to my first ever academic conference at #BISA2025! 🥳 I'll be presenting on info exchange in space at an @astropoliticswg.bsky.social panel, and on state-sponsored attacks on nuclear facilities. Thank you to @mybisa.bsky.social for the opportunity, SO excited!

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Congrats to one of our AWG members, Sarah Dunn, for publishing a short piece for CSS at ETH Zurich on Nudol, a Russian anti-satellite weapon system. Read here (along with other interesting items on Russia's space sector): 👇 css.ethz.ch/en/publicati...

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No. 328: Russian Space Sector

The issue analyzes Russian space activities and the Russian space sector. Florian Vidal looks into Russia’s space cooperation with North Korea, which impacts the strategic balance of the Korean Penins...

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P.J. Blount @blountsfolly.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

We're gonna play bingo! Actual bingo! Cards and everything!

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Roundtable: The 2024/25 Strategic Defence Review: Submissions and Reflections

Chair: Chloe Barker (Newcastle University)

Participants: Bleddyn Bowen (Durham University) , Benedict Baxendale-Smith (King's College London) , Michael Mulvihill (Teesside University) , David Dunn (University of Birmingham)

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Panel 4: A "NewSpace" Race? The Ultimate High Ground? Or an Orbital Wild West? The Narrative Construction of Space Power

1500-1630, Penthouse Suite, Europa Hotel, A "NewSpace" Race? The Ultimate High Ground? Or an Orbital Wild West? The Narrative Construction of Space Power

Chair: Tegan Harrison (Cardiff University)

Space Trope Bingo

Author: PJ Blount (Durham University)

Defining Success in Space: Rethinking Power Metrics and Strategic Language in the New Space Age

Author: Julia Balm (King's College London)

Ritual Interaction Chains in US-China Lunar Competition

Author: Cameron Hunter (University of Copenhagen)

Nothing new under the Sun? The “Global Space Age” approach to Astropolitics

Author: Bleddyn Bowen (Durham University)

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Panel 3: Middle Space Powers and Non-State Actors in Outer Space

1315-1445, Copenhagen, Europa Hotel, Middle Space Powers and Non-State Actors in Outer Space

Chair: Cameron Hunter (Copenhagen University)

Middle powers: The question of sovereign space

Author: Marissa Martin (King's College London)

International cooperation and space development: an analysis of Brazil’s partnerships in the space sector

Author: Raquel Gontijo (PUC Minas, Brazil)

European Multinationals in the African Space Industry

Authors: Samuel Oyewole (University of Pretoria, South Africa)* , Kehinde Abolarin (Liverpool John Moores University)

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Panel 2: Space Warfare and its Impact on Security and Governance

1045-1215, Paris, Europa Hotel: Space Warfare and its Impact on Security and Governance

Chair: Bleddyn Bowen (Durham University)

Governing international cooperation in outer space exploration

Author: Sarah-Jane Pritchard (Lancaster University)

Ballistic Encounters: Nuclear Territories in Outer Space

Author: Tegan Harrison (Cardiff University)

Secrecy or Security: The Potential Role of Information Exchange in Balancing the ‘Orbital Security Dilemma’

Author: Zoha Naser (King's College London)

The weaponisation of ‘responsibility’ in space security

Author: Haley Rice (University of St Andrews)

The Shock of the New: Hybrid Warfare, Digital Warfare and Outer Space

Author: Thomas Knight (Canterbury Christ Church University)

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Panel 1: Outer Space and the Challenges of Economic Interests, Environmental Distress, and Legal Disputes

0930-1030, Paris, Europa Hotel: Outer Space and the Challenges of Economic Interests, Environmental Distress, and Legal Disputes

Chair: Sarah-Jane Pritchard (Lancaster University)

On the Question of Distributive Justice for the New Space Economy

Author: Akash Barua (University of Delhi)

The ‘New’ Enterprise: Outer space security in the context of public-private interactions

Author: Jamie Winn (University of Lancaster)

Adaptation in Outer Space: Rethinking Sustainability Beyond Mitigation

Author: Scott Steele (Anglia Ruskin University)

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Very much looking forward to @mybisa.bsky.social 's 50th Anniversary (!) Conference in Belfast next week! The Astropolitics Working Group (AWG) has 4 panels and a roundtable on the Strategic Defence Review - details for each are in the thread below. All on Day 1 - an unofficial AWG mini-conference!

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Atifa Jiwa @atifajiwa.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Very excited to bring this new Astropolitics book series to the Bloomsbury Politics list, working with the brilliant @bleddb.bsky.social

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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🔭 Keep your eye out for this new #Astropolitics series edited by @bleddb.bsky.social coming later this year! Details here 👉 bit.ly/4drqhlh #Politics #OuterSpace

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Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Went to the House of Lords on Monday to talk about UK space policy, you can watch through the link below. Hopefully made the case for needing more focus in a national UK space programme rather than wishlisting or doing strategy by listicle, and highlighted what other countries are doing in space.

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UK Engagement with Space Committee

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Thank you so much for speaking to us! And good luck with your next research projects!

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Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Thanks to the @astropoliticswg.bsky.social for a great discussion about my book this morning/afternoon, focusing on the counterspace elements of PRC strategic deterrence!

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Thanks very much to @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social for presenting her research on Chinese approaches to deterrence and coercion, and her novel theory of Strategic Substitution, placing China's counterspace weapons in a wider context alongside other information age weapons.

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Reminder that @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social is joining us for a virtual book talk this Thursday! 15:00 UK time, 15th May. Registration details below

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

@astropoliticswg.bsky.social events!🎉 AGM: open to all AWG members 15 May - inc. a review of AWG activities, Update on Convenors' term and more Book talk - Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security w/ @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social link -

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Astropolitics

The Astropolitics Working Group brings together scholars working on the politics of outer space. In this nascent field, we support, develop, and enrich research in studying the international politics…

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Dimitrios Stroikos @dstroikos.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🧵1/ A bit late in posting this, but I’m very pleased to have co-authored a chapter with Rajeswari Rajagopalan for the Routledge Handbook of Space Policy, edited by Mariel Borowitz, Thomas Hoerber, Antonella Forganni, and Bruno Reynaud de Sousa. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

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The Metamorphosis of India's Space Policy in a Changing Space Order* |

This chapter explores the transformation of India’s space policy from a focus on space for development to the pursuit of security and prestige. India’s early

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Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Booked my travel to @mybisa.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference in Belfast! Very much looking forward to our Day 1 unofficial space-fest with the @astropoliticswg.bsky.social crowd.

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Astropolitics Working Group @astropoliticswg.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We are delighted to host @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social to talk about her recently published book "Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security" on 15th May, 15:00 BST on Zoom. Open to all, more info and registration below 👇

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Book talk: Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security by Dr Fiona Cunningham - Astropolitics | BISA

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