Space Security

Commercial satellites are on the front lines of war today. Here’s what this means for the future of warfare.

By Julia Siegel

Commercial space companies are enabling critical warfighting functions in Ukraine and will continue to provide a lifeline in future conflict scenarios.

Early lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war as a space conflict

By David T. Burbach

The Russia-Ukraine war may be remembered as the first two-sided space war, offering four preliminary lessons for future conflicts.

AC Selects: Updates on America’s departure from Afghanistan and State of the Space Industrial Base

Events from week of August 26, 2022 The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security takes a look at America’s departure from Afghanistan, one year later. As Afghanistan faces a grim and uncertain future, catch expert highlights on the consequences of the US withdrawal and what it meant for Afghanistan and the United States. Meanwhile, the […]

“An analogous gold spike”: Harnessing the space industrial base for twenty-first century prosperity

By Delharty Manson

A panel of space experts and report authors discuss with Forward Defense how the US government can work with private companies to expand the United States' competitive edge in the space domain.

Space traffic management: Time for action

By Mir Sadat, Julia Siegel

Mir Sadat and Julia Siegel highlight challenges to and opportunities for addressing space traffic management in this Forward Defense issue brief.

Russia’s pulling the plug on space cooperation. Should the world be worried?

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts break down Moscow’s extraplanetary plans after it pulls out of the International Space Station.