National Policies & International Relations
Subhead
U.S. national space policy must continue to benefit from our current international partnerships as well as leverage those of emerging space nations. CSPS looks at how space activities are addressed through governance and policy at national and international levels.

Featured Papers
Charting a Course Through Cislunar Master Planning

Many U.S. private sector companies and other spacefaring nations have their sights set on cislunar space. Why do we need a coordinated cislunar master planning effort?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/charting-course-through-cislunar-master-planning
No Haven for Misbehavin': A Framework for Verifying Space Norms

Can an international space situational awareness (SSA) data sharing framework for assessing countries’ norms of behavior compliance build enough support—from enough countries—to influence bad actors’ behavior in space?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/no-haven-misbehavin-framework-verifying-space-norms
Leveraging Digital Engineering for Space Guardians and Space Explorers

Digital engineering can enable cooperation and process commonality between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Space Force. Can the incorporation of the digital engineering process significantly improve the pace of evolution of space systems in the national interest?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/leveraging-digital-engineering-space-guardians-and-space-explorers
Latest Papers, Events & News
Study raises prospect of space conflict if U.S. and Russia abandon nuclear arms control treaty

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2020-01-15-study-raises-prospect-space-conflict-if-us-and-russia-abandon-nuclear-arms-control
Space Leadership in Transition

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-leadership-transition
US Missile Warning Sats Fair Game If No New START?

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2019-07-17-us-missile-warning-sats-fair-game-if-no-new-start
What Brexit Means for UK Space Leadership

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/what-brexit-means-uk-space-leadership
Launch Uncertainty: Implications for Large Constellations

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/launch-uncertainty-implications-large-constellations
Luxembourg: A Model for Space Sector Growth

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/luxembourg-model-space-sector-growth
Issue Brief: Launching U.S. Government Payloads on Foreign Soil

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/issue-brief-launching-us-government-payloads-foreign-soil
Setting the Standard: Launch Units For The SmallSat Era

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/setting-standard-launch-units-smallsat-era
Op-ed | The importance of thinking internationally on space collaborations

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2018-04-17-op-ed-importance-thinking-internationally-space-collaborations
Alliance Rationales & Roadblocks

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/alliance-rationales-roadblocks
National Policies & International Relations Podcasts
Featured Experts
Michael Gleason

Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/michael-gleason
Josef Koller

Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/josef-koller
Sam Wilson

Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-wilson
Russell Rumbaugh

Role
Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/russell-rumbaugh
Robin Dickey

Role
Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/robin-dickey
Lori Gordon

Role
Senior Project Engineer, Corporate Chief Engineers Office
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lori-gordon
Barbara Manganis Braun

Role
Systems Director, Agile Space Acquisition and Implementation
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/barbara-manganis-braun
Sam Sims

Role
Senior Project Engineer, Space Innovation Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/sam-sims
Marlon Sorge

Role
Technical Fellow, Space Innovation Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/marlon-sorge