Book Review Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space
A seasoned scholar, strategist, and expert in space policy and strategy, Dr. John J. Klein is well-versed in applying strategic theory to the space domain. In his new book, Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space (2023), Klein argues that irregular warfare, in both its military and nonmilitary forms, is a vital and underutilized concept for understanding malicious activities in space and the nature of space warfare. His argument draws on a diverse list of strategic theorists, historians, and contemporary policy analyses. Klein weaves these sources together persuasively, providing an accessible overview of a technologically demanding subject. Policy generalists and students, along with veteran analysts of space policy, will benefit from his account.
Book Review - Cyber Threats & Nuclear Weapons
As the world’s infrastructure becomes increasingly interconnected, more critical systems are exposed to cyber threats. A cyber threat is a malicious act intended to steal, damage, or disrupt digital data. Cyber threats seek to turn potential security vulnerabilities into attacks on systems and networks.
Small Satellites and International Security
Orbiting satellites perform many tasks: communications, broadcasting, weather forecasting, earth observation, intelligence-gathering, and scientific research. The first satellite, launched in 1957, was a modest metal sphere containing a simple radio transmitter. Since then, satellites have grown in size and complexity. Many are visible to anyone with a reasonably powerful backyard telescope.
New Technology and Nuclear Risk
In 2006, two leading scholars of the nuclear era warned that the age of mutually assured destruction (MAD) was ending. Seventeen years later, the authors are doubling down on these claims, arguing that the outbreak of new conventional conflicts has changed nuclear decision making, increasing the threat of coercive nuclear escalation. In an age of new technology, this warning is more pertinent than ever. The rapid introduction of emerging technologies and their weaponization raises concerns about maintaining strategic stability.