Presentation of introductory seminar
1. Arms races and arms control
Carter, April: “Success and Failure in Arms Control Negotiations” S. 257-277, 1989
Mutschler, Max M.: “Keeping Space Safe. Towards A Long-Term Strategy to Arms Control in Space” S. 98 in PeaceResearch Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)-Report, 2010
Müller, Harald; Schörnig, Niklas: „Eine exemplarische Einführung in die internationalen Beziehungen“ S. 38-73 in Rüstungsdynamik und Rüstungskontrolle, 2006
Müller, Harald; Schörnig, Niklas:
„Eine exemplarische Einführung in die internationalen
Beziehungen“ S. 123-139 in Rüstungsdynamik und Rüstungskontrolle, 2006Carter, April: “Success and Failure in Arms Control Negotiations” S. 257-277, 1989
Mutschler, Max M.: “Keeping Space Safe. Towards A Long-Term Strategy to Arms Control in Space” S. 98 in PeaceResearch Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)-Report, 2010
Müller, Harald; Schörnig, Niklas: „Eine exemplarische Einführung in die internationalen Beziehungen“ S. 38-73 in Rüstungsdynamik und Rüstungskontrolle, 2006
Christopher A. Ford: "Arms Control in Outer Space: History and Prospects" in Arms Control and International Security Papers no. 12, 2020
Bratu, Ioana; Ortega, Almudena Azcarate: "Visionary Versus Reactionary. The future of space security in the age of
artificial intelligence" in Space Security & New Technologies 1, UNIDIR, 2025
2. Militarisation and securisation of space
Steinberg, Gerald M.: "The Militarization of Space. From Passive Support to Active Weapon Systems" S. 374-392 in Futures 14 (5), 1982
Schrogl, Kai-Uwe: "Anarchie im Weltraum: Wie die Großmächte Frieden und Nachhaltigkeit im Orbit aufs Spiel setzen – und wie Europa zum Gestalter einer neuen internationalen Ordnung werden kann" S. 74-78 in IP (Weltspiegel), 2020
Schrogl, Kai-Uwe: "Wir geraten in eine Rüstungsspirale hinein", interviewt von Hilmar Schmundt für Spiegel online, 28.07.2020
Scheffran, Jürgen: "Militarisierung des Weltraums und Möglichkeiten der Rüstungskontrolle: Eine zivilgesellschaftliche Perspektive" in BBE-Newsletter für Engagement und Partizipation in Deutschland, 2020
Bingen, Kari A.; Lafave, Kendra; Swope, Clayton; Young, Makena: "Space Threat Assessment 2025", a report of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, 2025
3. Weaponisation of space
Neuneck, Götz; Rothkirch, André: "Rüstungskontrolle im Weltraum. Technologie, Transparenz und Vertrauensbildung" S. 367-383 in Die Zukunft der Rüstungskontrolle, 2005
Reesman, Rebecca; Wilson, James R.: "The physics of space war: how orbital dynamics constrain space-to-space engagements" in Aerospace, 2020
Secure World Foundation (SWF): "Global Counterspace Capabilities - An Open Source Assessment", 2025
4. US – Back to Star Wars?
White House: "U.S. National Space Policy", 2006
NATIONAL SPACE POLICY of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2020
US Department of Defense: "Defense Space Strategy", 2020
5. China – The second superpower? / Russia – The most dangerous actor?
Weeden, Brian: "Current and future trends in Chinese Counterspace capabilities" in Proliferation Papers no. 62 of the French institute of international relations, 2020
Zak, Anatoly: “Russian Military Space Program – yesterday, today and tomorrow”, 2011
Cheng, Dean: "U.S. Must Focus Military Talks with China", in WebMemo no. 3261 by The Heritage Foundation, 2011
Harrison, Todd; Johnson, Kaitlyn; Moye, Joe; Young, Makena: "Space threat assessment 2021" in a report of the CSIS Aerospace security project, 2021
6. Europe – The most harmless actor?
Sheehan, Michael: “Profaning the Path to the Sacred: The Militarisation of the European Space Programme” in Securing Outer Space, 2009
European Space Policy Institute (ESPI): "ESPI Report 72 - Europe, Space and Defence - Full Report", 2020
Institut Montaigne: "Espace: le réveil de l'Europe?", 2020
7. Non-governmental actors – Making the difference?
D. Approaches to regulation
8. Space law and security – obsolete and dead end?
Schrogl, Kai-Uwe: "Weltraumrecht und Sicherheitspolitik" S. 68-82 in Europas Zukunft zwischen Himmel und Erde. Weltraumpolitik für Sicherheit, Stabilität und Prosperität, 2005
Johnson, Kaitlyn: "Key Governance Issues in Space" in a Report of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, 2020
Schrogl, Kai-Uwe: "Space Law and Space Security" Presentation at the Geopolitics and Global Future Symposium, 2025
9. Arms control in space in the UN system – dysfunctional multilateralism?
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR): "Space Security Conference 2019"
John Borrie, John; Porras, Daniel; Silverstein, Benjamin: "Alternative Approaches and Indicators for the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space" in Space Dossier 5 of UNIDIR, 2020
Britt, Brain: "The PPWT and Ongoing Challenges to Arms Control in Space" in Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ), Issue 113 (2nd Quarter, April), 2024
10. Constructivism: TCBMs, CoC, STM – controlling hardware or behaviour?
Rathgeber, Wolfgang; Remuss, Nina-Luisa; Schrogl, Kai-Uwe: "Space Security and the European Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" S. 33-42 in Disarmament Forum 10 (4), 2010
Robinson, Jana: "Space Crisis Management" in ESPI Report no. 44, 2013
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA): "Space Traffic Management - Towards a roadmap for implementation", 2018
Gleason, Michael P.: "Establishing Space Traffic Management Standards, Guidelines, and Best Practices", in association with Aerospace Center for Space Policy and Strategy", 2019
European Space Policy Institute (ESPI): "Towards a European Approach to Space Traffic Management", ESPI-Report 71, 2020
11. Cognitivism: An Ottawa Process for space?
Mutschler, Max M.: “Ottawa in Space? Reversing the Burden of Proof Regarding Space Weapons” in ESPI Perspectives 33, 2010
Nadeau, Francois: "Examining the effects of anti-space weaponization arguments in the media: Some experimental findings from Canada", S. 67-75 in Space Policy no. 29, 2013
Wright, Nicholas D.: "Mind Space: Cognition in Space Operations" - a Report for the Pentagon Joint Staff Strategic Multilayer Assessment Group, 2018
E. Project