Publications by Victoria Samson

Victoria Samson, Washington Office Director of Secure World Foundation (read bio)

Articles

• "India, China, and the United States in Space: Partners, Competitors, Combatants?  A Perspective from the United States," published in India Review,  Vol. 10, No. 4 , 351-353. Nov. 2011. Special Issue: Searching for Space: Perspectives on India's Space Program.
  
• India Review, Vol. 10, No. 4.  Nov. 2011. Special Issue: Searching for Space: Perspectives on India's Space Program. Samson co-authored the introduction to the special issue with Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, Associate Director of the Program in Arms Control Disarmament and International Security at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• "India and Space Security," published in The Space Review, May 9, 2011.
• "India's Missile Defense/Anti-satellite Nexus," published in The Space Review, May 10, 2010.
• "Space Security Programs of Interest in the FY 2011 Department of Defense Budget Proposal," March 23, 2010. With Samuel Black of The Stimson Center.
• "Why the U.S. Needs to Reach Out in Space," Space News, February 15, 2010. With Ben Baseley-Walker,
• "Space Security Programs of Interest in the FY 2010 Department of Defense Budget Proposal," August 3, 2009. With Samuel Black of The Stimson Center.
• "Space Trash is No Joke," Asheville Citizen-Times, May 27, 2009.
• Space debris - a growing concern, Nieman Watchdog, May 6, 2009.
• "North Korea's Launch," April 13, 2009.

Papers/Reports

• The 2010 Obama Space Policy: Sustainability, International Engagement and Stability in Space, September 2010.
• "Making a Mark in Space: An Analysis of Obama's Options for a New U.S. Space Policy," Arms Control Today, October 2009.
• "The politics of space security: strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests. By James Clay Moltz," book review for International Affairs, 85: 3, 2009.

Books

• American Missile Defense: A Guide to the Issues (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues), Praeger Security International, (ABC/CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA), 2010.

Presentations

• "Space Security: Why It Matters," given at "Space Security Conference 2012: Laying the Groundwork for Progress," Geneva, Switzerland, organized by The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, in collaboration with Secure World Foundation, with support from The Simons Foundation and The Governments of the People's Republic of China, The Russian Federation & The United States of America, March 30, 2012.
• "Space Debris and Sustainability Challenges: An International NGO Perspective", given at the International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Utilization for Mankind hosted by the Japanese Space Forum, Tokyo, Japan, March 2, 2012.
• "Missile Defense, Space Security, and Changing Priorities for the Indian Military in Space," given at "The New Indian Military-II" workshop hosted by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore, February 24, 2012.
• "Security in Outer Space: Overview and Recent Trends." Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, February 9, 2012
• "The Big Picture: On-orbit servicing from a security, sustainability, and safety perspective", DARPA Phoenix Program East Coast Industry Day, November 2, 2011.
• "Potential Industry Inputs for Collective Approaches to Space Security," given at the SWF-UNIDIR "Space Security Conference 2011: Building on the Past, Stepping towards the Future," Geneva, Switzerland, April 4-5, 2011.
• "India China and the U.S. in Space: Partners, Competitors, Combatants?--A Perspective from the U.S., Space, Science and Security: The Role of Regional Expert Discussions", New Delhi, India, January 19-21, 2011.
• "Red Lines' vs. Norms: Two Different Attempts to Achieve Space Security," Negotiating The Future of Space Security Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, April 7, 2010.

Interviews/Media

• Guest on AM 850 "Focus." February 9th, 2012, to discuss space security.
• Guest on NPR's "All Things Considered," May 29, 2010, to discuss space debris.
• Guest on CNN's "The Situation Room," April 23, 2010, to discuss the launch of the X-37b.
• Guest on "Democracy Now," April 16, 2010, to discuss Obama's space exploration plan, and other important issues, including space congestion and safety.