Understanding the Law Applicable to Information Warfare
Information warfare is a key emerging trend in homeland security. However, there is great uncertainty regarding both where the legal boundaries lie and strategically, where […]
Defence, Security & Space
Astronauts, COPUOS and Meetings - Vienna Internship
The events hosted by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) are known for being a great opportunity to meet people in the space industry, hear about […]
Awakening a sleeping giant in space? Brazil enacts its Space Activities Act
Vinicius Guedes Gonçalves de Oliveira PhD Candidate and Researcher, Cybersecurity and Space Infrastructure POLICY PERSPECTIVES #15, August 2024 Fuelled by considerable technological advancements, and the idea […]
Targeted by AI: Why Proliferation of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs) Warra...
Vasil Samardzhiev POLICY PERSPECTIVES #14, June 2024 Are Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs) the defence strategy of the future? Ask someone from the 1950s and you would […]
Disinformation and misinformation: Threats to national security and democra...
Dr Stacey Henderson | Professor Melissa de Zwart | Emma Lush POLICY PERSPECTIVES #13, May 2024 Disinformation and misinformation threaten national security by distorting a country’s […]
What on Earth is a TSA?
Technology Safeguards Agreements are not documents that get much attention, but for some they can make or break the viability of their business. Joel Lisk – […]
What does international law say about an attack on Taiwan?
Unlike Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a future attack by mainland China on Taiwan might be internationally lawful because of Taiwan’s unusual status. But the legal situation […]
Space War = Space Money?
The Preventing Space War Forum earlier this year raised an important question: what role are commercial entities playing in the space domain and what happens if […]
Countering the Global Rise of Individualism
There has been a global shift away from community towards individualism. What does this mean for international law, the obligations to protect and democratic resilience now […]