Source: The UnPopulist
by Kenneth Silber
“Globally, the list of major spacefaring nations — China and Russia preeminent alongside the U.S., with India, a country in an advanced stage of democratic backsliding, Japan, and the European Union in a second tier — does not inspire confidence that space policies and practices will be shaped with particular concern for liberal and democratic values. One can easily imagine a future in which authoritarian nations — or ones experiencing democratic backsliding — divide space into spheres of influence, much as they are prone to do on Earth. Perhaps they would designate particular celestial territories, orbits, or activities as the rightful province of one power or another. A private-sector space economy might fit into this crabbed scenario, but it might be dominated by well-connected companies that are willing to toe an autocratic line.” 903/30/25)
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