This Space Café WebTalk will feature Dr. Jana Robinson, Managing Director at Prague Security Studies Institute, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, publisher of SpaceWatch.Global.
Economic and Financial Dimensions of Space Security
Dr. Jana Robinson is Managing Director at the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), a position she holds since April 2020. She also serves as PSSI’s Space Security Program Director (since 2014). She previously worked as a Space Policy Officer at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels as well as a Space Security Advisor to the Czech Foreign Ministry. From 2009 to 2013, Ms. Robinson led the Space Security Research Program at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), seconded from the European Space Agency (ESA). Prior to that, Dr. Robinson served as Development Director at PSSI from 2005 to 2009, and administered its affiliate organization, PSSI Washington. Ms. Robinson is an elected member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the George C. Marshall Missile Defense Project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She holds a Ph.D. from the Charles University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Studies. She also holds two Master’s Degrees, from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and Palacky University in Olomouc, respectively.
In this webtalk, we will talk about the economic and financial dimensions of space security. Space-based deliverables and services have become an integral part of life in most of the developed world. The space domain has witnessed a rapid increase in commercial capabilities and a growing number of nations worldwide are seeking to acquire space-derived benefits and indigenous capabilities. This dynamic environment introduces new networks, partnerships, and interdependence within the space industry, as well as new security challenges, many of which are still awaiting thorough policy-level scrutiny.
On 19 – 21 June 2022, the Prague Security Studies Institute is holding its 6th Space Security Conference, entitled “The Global Space Competition: Security, Markets and Sanctions” where these topics will be discussed by leading space security experts, senior policy and military officials, and select industry representatives. For more information on this upcoming event, please visit https://www.spacesecurity.eu/.
The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions in dialogue with Dr. Jana Robinson.
SpaceWatch.Global is a Europe-based digital magazine and portal for those interested in space and the far-reaching impact of the space sector.
This Space Café WebTalk will be conducted in English on 3 May 2022 at 4 pm CEST.
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