https://spacewatch.global/tag/unidir/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:59 +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/unidir/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/09/space-cafe-radio-geopolitics-diplomatic-strides-and-small-victories-with-dr-jessica-west/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61063 Join Torsten Kriening and renowned expert Dr. Jessica West in this engaging episode]]> 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/2024/04/sinc-2024-interview-with-almudena-azcarate-ortega/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54886 Space security is central for a peaceful use of space and for security and national al defense. But it's often pushed aside in the concretisation. Why? Almudena Azcarate Ortega, Researcher - Space Security at UNIDIR, discusses with Dr Emma Gatti, SpaceWatch.Global's Editor in Chief, the ways Space security influences our use of space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-geneva-almudena-azcarate-ortega-of-unidir/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36512&preview=true&preview_id=36512 In this Space Café Radio – on tour in Geneva, SpaceWatch.Global event coordinator Chiara Moenter spoke with Almudena Azcárate Ortega, Associate Researcher at UNIDIR during the UNIDIR Outer Space Security Conference 2021 about her research, the work at UNIDIR, and the work that went into the organization of the conferences.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-geneva-aila-rachel-of-alya-nanosatellites-constellation/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36367 In this Space Café Radio - on tour in Geneva, SpaceWatch.Global event coordinator Chiara Moenter spoke with Aila Raquel from Alya Nanosatellites Constellation Brazil during the UNIDIR Outer Space Security Conference 2021 about her company, the need for space data for local farmers, and her expectations and lessons learned from the conference.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-geneva-uk-ambassador-aidan-liddle-uk-mission-geneva/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36231 In this Space Café Radio - on tour in Geneva, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament at the UK Mission Geneva Aidan Liddle during the UNIDIR Outer Space Security Conference 2021 about the UNGA Resolution 75/36. For more background of the resolution, please find useful information here and here:]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/space-cafe-webtalk-with-robin-geiss-live-from-the-un-getting-disarmament-of-out-of-the-box/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36140 by Luisa Low During this week’s Space Café, which was broadcast live from the United Nations’ 2021 Outer Space Security Conference in Geneva, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening and SpaceWatch.Global event coordinator Chiara Moenter had the chance to sit down with the new United Nations Director of the Institute for Disarmament Research, Dr Robin Geiss]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/spacewatchgl-share-outer-space-a-challenging-domain-for-ambitious-defence-strategy/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33473&preview=true&preview_id=33473 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Joint Air Power Competence Centre, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Outer Space, a Challenging Domain for Ambitious Defence Strategy” by Dr Anne-Sophie Martin, originally published on the Joint Air Power Competence Centre website.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/spacewatchgl-opinion-2020-in-review-a-space-security-perspective/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29362&preview=true&preview_id=29362 2020 will be a year long remembered by anyone who lived through it, though maybe not for the best reasons. Between political strife, a pandemic and natural disasters, a person could be forgiven for thinking it was the end of days. But modern civilisation has not collapsed (yet) and humans managed to carry on with their daily lives, meeting with friends and family online, ordering more take-out meals and adding to the list of indicators of an arms race in outer space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/spacewatchgl-opinion-assessing-the-british-proposal-on-space-security/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29180&preview=true&preview_id=29180 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Assessing the British Proposal on Space Security”, originally published on 10 December 2020 in The Diplomat.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/spacewatchgl-opinion-nasas-regolith-solicitation-perhaps-more-than-even-they-expected/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26117 Last week, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstein announced a solicitation for proposals for the collection of lunar regolith by private companies.This surprising announcement is yet another part of NASA’s efforts to return to the Moon (with the first woman and next man) and establish a sustained presence on Earth’s closest celestial neighbor.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/spacewatch-opinion-to-treaty-or-not-to-treaty-how-to-bridge-the-legal-voluntary-divide-in-space-security/ Sun, 02 Aug 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24698&preview=true&preview_id=24698 The US and Russia just met in Vienna for a Space Security Exchange, a bilateral discussion between two of the world’s biggest space-military powers, to discuss what might be done about growing space security threats.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/space-cafe-webtalk-33-minutes-with-daniel-porras-on-28-april-2020/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:13:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21380 This Space Café WebTalk will feature Daniel Porras, Space Security Fellow at UNIDIR in conversation with Torsten Kriening, co-publisher of SpaceWatch.Global and COO of ThorGroup GmbH.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/spacewatchgl-themes-espi-brief-31-indias-asat-test-amidst-global-ambiguity/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15442 https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/spacewatchgl-interviews-renata-dwan-of-unidir/ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 08:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15091 As the debate about arms in space rages on and becomes more of a concern for countries all over the world, the importance of discussion within the international community becomes even more critical. In this interview, Renata Dwan, Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), gives us her insight into the prevention of arms in space and the important activities that her organisation undertakes. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/spacewatchgl-oped-update-on-un-efforts-on-the-prevention-of-an-arms-race-in-outer-space/ Sun, 24 Jun 2018 08:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9117 There is widespread concern about the prospect of space becoming militarised and it is a critical issue on the United Nation’s agenda. In this exclusive article, Daniel Porras, Space Security Fellow, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, gives an update on the efforts of the UN to prevent an arms race in outer space.]]>