New! New! New! Over the past four years I have been coediting the Oxford Handbook of Space Security and it is now available for your reading pleasure. Its a nice hefty volume with which take a deep dive into the geopolitics of space security!

This account is going dormant. Part of free speech is withholding it, and I can't in good conscience continue to contribute to the Chief Twit's little project here. I'm begrudgingly now on Bluesky at the same handle. Maybe I'll be back with an ownership change...

The new new is out!

Carsten Wiedemann et al. (incl. @BurnerBran and @braunspace ), ‘Space Debri Mitigation Measures and Cost Issues’, in Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law 2011, ed. Corinne Jorgenson (The Hague: Eleven International, 2012), 447–53.

#reads: Carl Q. Christol, ‘Current American Focus on Space Law and Activities’, in Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law 2011, ed. Corinne Jorgenson (The Hague: Eleven International, 2012), 420–28.

Unexpected things in the inbox category: A new documentary on space debris used footage of me from an ORF conference in 2022. I can't speak to the substance of the film, but it appears that the clips of that panel begin around 41:45 https://t.co/26OJDkgGLA

#reads: C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (1957)

Thrilled to be one of Durham University's 100 Faces of science and to be part of the new Space Research Centre!

#reads: Fred W. Friendly, Due to Circumstances beyond Our Control (London: MacGibbon and Kee, 1967).

#reads: Scott J. Shackelford (@CyberPeaceProf) et al. (incl. @AndrewProia), ‘Toward a Global Cybersecurity Standard of Care: Exploring the Implications of the 2014 NIST Cybersec. Framework on Shaping Reasonable Nat'l and Inter'l Cybersecurity Practices’ Tex Int’l LJ 50 (2015) 305

Our @DurhamPhysics researchers worked with @NASAAmes to offer a new explanation for the formation of Mars' moons. They used supercomputer simulations to explore hundreds of scenarios & here's what they found 👉 https://t.co/RvPaZxo4Pc #DUresearch #DUinspire

#reads: Souichirou Kozuka and Fuki Taniguchi, ‘The Economic Assessment of the Space Assets Protocol to the Cape Town Convention’, in Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law 2011, ed. Corinne Jorgenson (The Hague: Eleven International, 2012), 409–19.

#reads: Haitham Cruickshank et al., ‘Securing Satellite Communications’, in IEEE Military Satellite Communications Seminar, 2002.

#reads: Recommendation ITU-T X.1205: Overview of Cybersecurity (ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (@ITUstandards), 2008).

What can be expected of a second Trump administration on space policy? 🚀 These Durham experts don't have a crystal ball, but they do have predictions in a new article for The Conversation. @AstropoliticsWG @blountsfolly 👉 https://t.co/VqBfBYm3LW

Check out this piece in The Conversation that I co-authored with Bleddyn Bowen (who you will have to go find on Bluesky):

#reads: Eneken Tikk (@EnekenTikk), ‘Building International Consensus in Cyberspace’, in Integrating Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure: National, Regional and International Approaches, ed. Lorna Saalman (Stockholm: SIPRI, 2018), 31–35.

Interested in doing a PhD in Law @DurhamLawSchool? The Northern Bridge Doctoral Studentships Scheme is now open for applications. Full details of the studentship here https://t.co/vtwpxfAehQ

#reads: Gary Brown, ‘Laying the Groundwork for Cyber-Norms’, in Integrating Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure: National, Regional and International Approaches, ed. Lorna Saalman (Stockholm: SIPRI, 2018), 29–31.

#reads: Sarah Backman (@Cyber_Sarah1), ‘Constructing the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy’, in Integrating Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure: National, Regional and International Approaches, ed. Lorna Saalman (Stockholm: SIPRI, 2018), 26–28.

#reads: Shinichi Yokohama (@ShinichiYokoham), ‘Exploring Private Sector Cybersecurity’, in Integrating Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure: National, Regional and International Approaches, ed. Lorna Saalman (Stockholm: SIPRI, 2018), 23–26.