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Introduction Introduction
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What IR Theory Is Relevant to Space Security? What IR Theory Is Relevant to Space Security?
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What Do We Learn from Our Contributors? What Do We Learn from Our Contributors?
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Overview Overview
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Theoretical Approaches and Perspectives Theoretical Approaches and Perspectives
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Statecraft and Strategy Statecraft and Strategy
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Strategic Implications of Capabilities Strategic Implications of Capabilities
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Prospects Prospects
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What Are the Takeaways? What Are the Takeaways?
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References References
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1 International Relations Theory and the Evolution of “Peaceful Purposes” in Outer Space
Get accessSaadia M. Pekkanen is the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor and the Founding Director of the Space Law, Data and Policy Program (SPACE LDP) at the University of Washington.
P.J. Blount is a Lecturer in Law in the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University. He serves as the Executive Secretary of the International Institute of Space Law.
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Published:22 February 2024
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Abstract
This introductory chapter serves to situate and contextualize the handbook within the field of international relations (IR) theory and its major questions—why states go to war and what makes them stay at peace. These questions are especially pertinent now in the space domain, with a rising number of players, unprecedented commercial innovations, and creeping weaponization in the context of great power competition. The overview sets out the volume’s core concern with state-centric models, technological development, and peaceful uses of outer space. It then briefly summarizes the contributions of the various chapters in the volume. Finally, it ends by reflecting on the core takeaways that these contributions lead to.
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