A new report on the Council on Foreign Relations begins in urgency: “It is impossible to overstate the importance of space to the United States.” As states like Russia and China deploy new and potentially threatening assets into space, and as more countries launch their own space programs, cooperation between the world’s superpowers above the clouds is of critical importance to peaceful relations on Earth, the report finds.
Moreover, in a world where more than 90 countries have developed space programs, the role of the U.S. should be to continue to ensure peace and security through diplomacy and sustained investment in space projects, says Mai’a Cross, dean’s professor of political science, international affairs and diplomacy, who contributed to the report.
