https://spacewatch.global/tag/project-ploughshares/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:22:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/project-ploughshares/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/space-cafe-geopolitics-33-minutes-with-dr-jessica-west-on-nukes-in-space-2024-edition/ Thu, 02 May 2024 16:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54924 This Space Café Geopolitics will feature Dr Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. Nukes in Space, a 2024 edition and an analysis of the Russian veto at the UN Security Council. Last week, Wednesday 24 April 2024, Russia vetoed the UN Security Council’s resolution to reaffirm the Outer Space Treaty’s ban on weapons of mass destruction in space crafted by the US and Japan. That veto was set in the same week that at UN COPUOS in Vienna the Legal Subcommittee had their 63th session. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spacewatchgl-opinion-crafting-new-solutions-to-avert-an-arms-race-in-outer-space/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52996 GPS signals that guide civilian aircraft in the Middle East and Ukraine are being jammed and spoofed, diverting flights and risking the safety of all onboard. Meanwhile, diplomats from 25 countries met again in Geneva to consider possible elements of a legally binding agreement to prevent an arms race in outer space (PAROS). Both situations arise from decades of unsuccessful diplomatic attempts to ensure that outer space – a shared, global environment on which the entire world depends – remains peaceful and available to all.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/space-cafe-radio-at-the-un-oewg-with-dr-jessica-west-and-victoria-samson/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46561 In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with  Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, and Victoria Samson, Washington Office Director at Secure World Foundation. In this episode, Torsten talked with Jessica and Victoria about the third session of the Open-ended working group on reducing space threats through norms, rules, and principles of responsible behaviors, held in early February 2023 in Geneva.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-canadian-space-innovation-a-sneak-peek-at-2023/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46423 Ploughshares Senior Researcher Dr. Jessica West spoke with Brian Gallant, the founding and current CEO of Space Canada, an association established in March 2022 to represent Canada’s outer space innovators and allied industries. Nine companies originally came together to found Space Canada (https://space-canada.ca), with the aim of “strengthen[ing] the Canadian space ecosystem.” ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/03/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-is-arms-control-rocket-science/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39624 During the fifth Space Café Canada event, host Jessica West of Project Ploughshares sat down with Paul Meyer, a global expert on arms control and diplomacy in outer space, to discuss why efforts to agree to restrictions on the use of weapons and other military restraints has been so difficult.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-anti-satellite-weapon-testing-and-the-crisis-of-space-debris/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37780 During the fourth Space Café Canada event, host Jessica West of Project Ploughshares sat down with astronomer Aaron Boley and legal expert Michael Byers, Co-Directors of the Outer Space Institute at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Dr. Aaron Boley holds the Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy at UBC. His research explores a wide range of topics, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/11/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-3-december-2021/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37446&preview=true&preview_id=37446 This Space Café Canada will feature astronomer Aaron Boley and legal expert Michael Byers, Co-Directors of the Outer Space Institute at the University of British Columbia, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global. Collision course: anti-satellite weapon testing and the crisis of space debris]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-blinded-by-the-light/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36144 During the third Space Café Canada event, host Jessica West of Project Ploughshares sat down with Dr. Samantha Lawler, an orbital modeler and observational astronomer at the University of Regina to talk about the risks posed by light pollution and other environmental impacts of mega-constellations in outer space.  ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-24-september-2021/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35657 This Space Café Canada will feature Dr. Samantha Lawler, an orbital modeler and observational astronomer at the University of Regina, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global. Blinded by the light. The night sky as we know it could be lost forever. What should Canada do to prevent this?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-is-the-future-of-space-exploration-robotic/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33841 During the second Space Café Canada event, host Jessica West of Project Ploughshares sat down with Tim Kopra, Vice-President of Robotics and Space Operations at MDA, to talk about the role of robotics in Canada’s space program and in the future of space exploration.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-on-18-june-2021/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33318 This Space Café Canada will feature Tim Kopra, Vice President of Robotics and Space Operations at MDA, one of Canada’s most successful space technology companies, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-7-may-2021/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:15:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32026 This Space Café Canada will feature Dr. David Kendall, Founding Member at Outer Space Institute, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global. Does space need more Canada? Canada has a strong past in space, but what is the future?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-dr-jessica-west-on-making-space-for-peace/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30505 In this week’s Space Cafè WebTalk, Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, Waterloo, Canada talked about why does peace matter in space. This session explored the role of civil society in space governance. Jessica is a long-time editor of the Space Security Index and frequent participant at the United Nations First Committee, Conference on Disarmament, and the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/01/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-webtalk-33-minutes-with-dr-jessica-west-on-16-february-2021/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29891&preview=true&preview_id=29891 Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative Space Café WebTalk featuring Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, Waterloo, Canada. This event will take place on 16 February 2021 at 4:00 pm CET.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/spacewatchgl-share-from-safety-to-security-2020-project-ploughshares-survey-report/ Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25341&preview=true&preview_id=25341 In all, 102 individuals from 15 countries completed the survey. Responses point to a chasm between current and developing military and security practice, on the one side, and established safety and sustainability norms of activity in space, on the other]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/spacewatchgl-perspective-did-russia-test-a-weapon-in-space-part-2/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24807&preview=true&preview_id=24807 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Project Plougshares, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. This is Part 2 of “Did Russia Test a Weapon in Space? What the question and the answer tell us about the security of outer space”, originally published 30 July 2020 in Ploughshares Spotlight, July 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/spacewatchgl-perspective-did-russia-test-a-weapon-in-space-part-1/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24737&preview=true&preview_id=24737 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Project Plougshares, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. This is Part 1 of “Did Russia Test a Weapon in Space? What the question and the answer tell us about the security of outer space”, originally published 30 July 2020 in Ploughshares Spotlight, July 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/spacewatchgl-feature-new-survey-on-space-norms-highlights-gap-between-principles-practices/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24701&preview=true&preview_id=24701 Specialists in space security constantly call for more robust norms of behaviour in outer space. As the number of users and uses of space grows, the calls get louder and more urgent. Meanwhile, many states claim to want the same thing. Canada’s national defence policy, “Strong, Secure, Engaged,” for example, aims to “provide leadership in shaping international norms f]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/spacewatchgl-feature-a-new-survey-seeks-the-input-of-global-experts-on-space-norms/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23115 When we consider the norms that govern human use of outer space from the perspective of space security, we face some serious questions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-public-health-in-space-hygiene-over-hardware/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21482 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>