Æther Journal of Strategy and Power

Feb. 28, 2023
From the Editor

Letter from the Aether Editor
Jan. 12, 2023
Æther Volume 1 No 4

Aether Volume 1 Number 4
Jan. 12, 2023
From the Editor

Letter from the Aether Editor
Jan. 12, 2023
Offensive Defense: PLA Logic of Preemption in Space

Denying a military benefit to China while raising the strategic cost provides a basic guiding principle to deter and hedge against Beijing’s potential decision to preempt in space.
Jan. 12, 2023
The Paradox of Article IX and National Security Space Activities

The lack of clear state practice regarding a legal duty and a legal right contained in Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty may indicate a more subtle state practice that interprets obligations and rights of Article IX.
Jan. 12, 2023
International Space Collaboration and Security: A NATO Perspective

NATO’s Overarching Space Policy model for international collaboration represents the singular voice of thirty NATO Allies, and its public release was a significant step toward establishing international norms of space behavior.
Jan. 12, 2023
Devising National Space Policy in Pakistan

India’s space capabilities raise challenge for Pakistan. Pakistan must recalibrate its space program by devising a national space policy.
Jan. 12, 2023
Holding the High Ground: Operational Considerations for the Earth-Moon System

Space operations can no longer be confined to that found in geosynchronous orbit. A new Earth-Moon System taxonomy can better classify and develop SDA missions, which will also prove useful as space law expands into orbit patentability and orbit property rights.
Jan. 12, 2023
Mitigating Noncooperative RPOs in Geosynchronous Orbit

RPOs with another nation’s satellite could exacerbate geopolitical tensions or lead to unwanted escalation. The United States needs a new taxonomy for categorizing RPOs and should focus on four specific policy options for dealing with them.
Jan. 12, 2023
In-Space Sustainment: An International, Civilian-Led Logistics Architecture

A reliable network of in-space logistics assets is an enabler for the mobility of all spacecraft—not just military spacecraft. An international civil and military partnership could create shared standards, interfaces, and interoperability procedures to achieve strategic modularity.