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Exotic Space Warfare: Military Importance of Sustained Maneuver
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/exotic-space-warfare-military-importance-sustained-maneuver
Framing Space Agenda Through Strategic Foresight
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/framing-space-agenda-through-strategic-foresight
Space-Enabled Capabilities for Connecting and Collaborating in the Arctic
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-enabled-capabilities-connecting-and-collaborating-arctic
Anticipating the New European Union Space Law
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/anticipating-new-european-union-space-law
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Key Observations About Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/russias-war-ukraine-key-observations-about-space
The Invisible Link: Key Spectrum Issues for Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/invisible-link-key-spectrum-issues-space
Moonstruck! International Aspirations in Cislunar Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/moonstruck-international-aspirations-cislunar-space
Strengthening the Industrial Base to Deliver the Future Defense Space Architecture
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/strengthening-industrial-base-deliver-future-defense-space-architecture
The Next Space Security Norm
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/next-space-security-norm
Leverage and Preserve: Need for DOD to Strengthen Support for U.S. Commercial Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/leverage-and-preserve-need-dod-strengthen-support-us-commercial-space
Space Regulatory Reform Is a Wicked Problem Still Worth Tackling
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-regulatory-reform-wicked-problem-still-worth-tackling
Space Sustainability in the Context of Contested Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-sustainability-context-contested-space
Space Agenda 2025 Compendium
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-agenda-2025-compendium
Our Most Vital Asset: Space Ground Infrastructure and U.S. Foreign Relations
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/our-most-vital-asset-space-ground-infrastructure-and-us-foreign-relations
Strengthening a Solid Foundation: U.S. Advantages from Commercial Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/strengthening-solid-foundation-us-advantages-commercial-space
Why Transforming the Budget Structure Would Benefit Defense Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/why-transforming-budget-structure-would-benefit-defense-space
Rational Exuberance: Understanding Value and Performance in the Space Economy
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/rational-exuberance-understanding-value-and-performance-space-economy
Mind the Gap: Commercial Space Stations & the ISS
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/mind-gap-commercial-space-stations-iss
Charting a Path Through the Space Arms Control Verification Challenge
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/charting-path-through-space-arms-control-verification-challenge
The Space Development Agency and the Future of Defense Space Acquisitions
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-development-agency-and-future-defense-space-acquisitions
FY 2025 Defense Space Budget: Continued Emphasis on Proliferation Under a More Constrained Top-Line
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/fy-2025-defense-space-budget-continued-emphasis-proliferation-under-more-constrained-top
Should the Space Force Have a Warfighting-Centric Culture?
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/should-space-force-have-warfighting-centric-culture
High Ground or High Fantasy: Defense Utility of Cislunar Space
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/high-ground-or-high-fantasy-defense-utility-cislunar-space
Lessons from the Cloud: Outsourcing and Integrating Commercial Space Services
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/lessons-cloud-outsourcing-and-integrating-commercial-space-services
Mine Games: Securing America’s Critical Mineral Supply
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/mine-games-securing-americas-critical-mineral-supply
(Space) Ships Passing in the Night: Translating Maritime Rules of the Road for the Space Domain
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-ships-passing-night-translating-maritime-rules-road-space-domain
Pack It In, Pack It Out: Updating Policy and Standards for Cislunar Sustainability
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/pack-it-pack-it-out-updating-policy-and-standards-cislunar-sustainability
Game Changer: The Great Convergence and the Future of Satellite-Enabled Direct-to-Device
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/game-changer-great-convergence-and-future-satellite-enabled-direct-device
South Korea Country Brief
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/south-korea-country-brief
Striking A Balance Between Safety and Scrubs
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/striking-balance-between-safety-and-scrubs