China’s space achievements are accelerating. But does that automatically make it a great power in space? My article explores why space power also depends on leadership, recognition, and the ability to attract and retain followers.
Article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The ‘rise of China’ is one of the most important developments in the field of space activities. In recent years, China has made considerable progress in advancing its space capabilities and now pla...
2/4 The article makes the case for a global space security studies. Participation of new actors from the Global South, has introduced greater diversity and plurality in understandings of what constitutes space security, prevailing analyses remain largely couched in Eurocentrism
Don’t miss the International Studies Association’s Virtual PASS course “Advancing Diplomacy for Space Security” next Monday (Feb 9, 2026) with Saadia M. Pekkanen, PJ Blount, Gregory Miller — and me. Mini TTX + diplomacy under time pressure.
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I’ll be presenting my recent Pacific Review article, Empire of the stars not yet? China as a “partial” great power in space. Free and open to all, and chaired by @bleddb.bsky.social
