Looking to Ocean Diplomacy for Ways to Regulate Space
Scholars seeking ways to develop a roadmap for regulating outer space say there is much to be learned by considering decades of evidence-based ocean diplomacy. It’s another topic Duke’s recently
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Scholars seeking ways to develop a roadmap for regulating outer space say there is much to be learned by considering decades of evidence-based ocean diplomacy. It’s another topic Duke’s recently
A growing heap of space junk, the launch of thousands of internet-providing satellites and private trips to low-earth orbit are creating a new era of space activity. All this also brings new worries about an extraterrestrial free-for-all. How the international community should respond and regulate these and other developments in space is the focus of a new lab at Duke.
A panel of two diplomats and a scientist called for redefining the role of diplomacy by creating a diplomacy-science partnership to tackle global challenges. The discussion last week is part of Duke’s Center for International & Global Studies/Rethinking Diplomacy Program, which the center launched in January 2020.