Publications by Victoria Samson

Victoria Samson, Director of Space Security and Stability of Secure World Foundation (read bio)

Articles

• "Hubble, bubble, toil, and trouble: stirring up an arms race in space," Victoria Samson and Jessica West, SpaceNews, Feb 11, 2025.
• "What will space exploration look like under Trump?," Lisa Grossman, ScienceNews, Dec 18, 2024.
• "U.S. Should Forge Accord With China On Exploring Moon, Scholars Say," Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, Nov 13, 2024.
• "Future Warfare and Critical Technologies: Evolving Tactics and Strategies," "Space and Counterspace Technologies in Future Warfare," New Delhi: ORF and Global Policy Journal, 2024, Feb 12, 2024. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Sameer Patil, eds,
• "A Window of Opportunity for Space Security?," Stimson Center, Oct 30, 2023.
• "US seizes initiative on space security for the first time in decades," Defense News, Sep 14, 2023.
• "Destructive ASAT Missile Testing Threatens Everyone," Australia In Space, 2023 Issue #5
• "Breaking the Impasse Over Security in Space," Arms Control Today, September 2022
• "Don't Delay Getting Serious About Cislunar Security," co-authored by Jessy Kate Schingler, Victoria Samson, Nivedita Raju, War on the Rocks, Jul 6, 2022.
• "Riesen, die nach Sternen greifen [Giants Reaching for the Stars]," Internationale Politik, Issue #2, March-April 2022
• "The Complicating Role of the Private Sector in Space," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jan 17, 2022.
• "It’s Time for a Global Ban on Destructive Antisatellite Testing," Scientific American, Jan 14, 2022.
• "Space-Nuclear Nexus: The Interface Between Key Technologies," CyFy Journal Volume 08 (2021), published by the Observer Research Foundation, Oct 19, 2021.
• "NATO and its Changing Approach to Space," Turkish Policy Quarterly, Sep 7, 2021.
• "India, Japan, and Russia: Space Multipolarity?," Diplomat Risk Intelligence Monthly Report, vol. 3, March 2021
• "Threats to space aren't just weapons," TRENDS, Feb 24, 2021.
• "Op-ed | Building Back Better: Critical first issues for a successful Biden space policy," By Krystal Azelton, Ian Christensen, Chris Johnson, Victoria Samson, and Brian Weeden, Space News, Dec 4, 2020.
• "Enhancing Space Security: Time for Legally Binding Measures," Arms Control Today, Dec 1, 2020.
• "US Should Start Space Security Talks With Russia, China," Breaking Defense, May 12, 2020.
• "Space Force vs Space Command: A Primer," ORF Space Alert | Volume VII , Issue 4, Oct 7, 2019.
• "Secure World Foundation (SWF) Insights: Avoiding conflict in outer space," MilsatMagazine, July/August 2019
• "India’s ASAT test is wake-up call for norms of behavior in space," SpaceNews, Apr 8, 2019.
• "Space Force: Making Space Great Again," Space Alert, Jul 11, 2018.
• "#SpaceWatchGL Op’Ed: Insight – Global Proliferation of Counterspace Capabilities and Space Sustainability," SpaceWatch.Global, Apr 19, 2018.
• "New UN Guidelines for Space Sustainability Are A Big Deal," Breaking Defense, Apr 4, 2018.
• "A summer update on the COPUOS long-term sustainability guidelines," The Space Review, Jul 24, 2017.
• "India-U.S. Collaboration in Outer Space," ORF Space Alert, January 2017
• "(2015) Workshop Review: Export Controls of Space Systems," Astropolitics,13:2-3, 118-122, DOI: 10.1080/14777622.2015.1083793, Dec 1, 2015.
• "Regional efforts to advance space sustainability: Spotlight on Latin America," IAC-15-E3.1.5, presented at the 66th International Astronautical Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, Oct. 12-16, 2015
• "Disaster Risk Management," Apogeo Spatial, Spring 2015
• "Radio Frequency Interference: A Threat to Space Sustainability," published in, Apogeo Spatial, Summer 2014
• "The Importance of the United Nations Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Space Activities and other International Initiatives to Promote Space Sustainability," OASIS, Vol. 20, July-Dec. 2014.
• "Pentagon Supports Space Conduct Code," Letter to the Editor, SpaceNews, Apr 14, 2014.
• "A New Arena for Cooperation," published in Defense Dossier, Issue 7, May 2013
• "India, China, and the United States in Space: Partners, Competitors, Combatants? A Perspective from the United States," India Review, Nov. 1, 2011 Vol. 10, No. 4 , 351-353. Nov. 2011. Special Issue: Searching for Space: Perspectives on India's Space Program
• "India and Space Security," The Space Review, May 9, 2011.
• "India's Missile Defense/Anti-satellite Nexus," The Space Review, May 10, 2010.
• "Space Security Programs of Interest in the FY 2011 Department of Defense Budget Proposal," With S. Black of The Stimson Center., Mar 23, 2010.
• "Space Security Programs of Interest in the FY 2010 Department of Defense Budget Proposal," With S. Black of The Stimson Center, Aug 3, 2009.
• "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

• "Counterspace Capabilities: Renewed Hope for Cooperative Governance?," CIGI Paper No. 313, Almudena Azcárate Ortega Victoria Samson, Jan 23, 2025.
• "FAQ: What we know about Russia’s alleged nuclear anti-satellite weapon," Apr 14, 2024.
• "Lexicon for Outer Space Security," Aug 16, 2023.
• "Now Available: "The Cyber Counterspace Threat: Coming Out of the Shadows" by Victoria Samson," The Cyber Counterspace Threat: Coming Out of the Shadows, CIGI, Jan 29, 2023.
• "Towards Norms of Behavior: Outcomes of the Summit for Space Sustainability (paper).," IAC-19,E3,4,7,x53241, Presented at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Washington, DC, Oct 24, 2019. With Krystal Wilson
• "Can the Space Insurance Industry Help Incentivize the Responsible Use of Space?," Presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany, Oct 3, 2018. With Victoria Samson, Joshua D. Wolny, and Ian Christensen
• "Stability, Sustainability, and Crises: The Role Tabletop Exercises in Space Crisis Dynamics Can Play in Ensuring the Long-Term Sustainability of Space (paper)," Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, With Victoria A. Samson, Brian Weeden, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, and Abhijnan Rej., Sep 26, 2017.
• "Self-defense in space: A summary of discussions," Dec 15, 2015.
• "Self-Defense in space: Perspectives, Analogies, and Prospects," IAC-15.E.3.4.2, presented at the 66th International Astronautical Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, October 12-16, 2015
• "National Space Policies and Their Importance in Ensuring the Long-Term Sustainable Use of Space," IAC-14-E3.4.4, presented at the 65th International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Canada, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2014
• "International Perspectives on On-orbit Satellite Servicing and Active Debris Removal and Recommendations for a Sustainable Path Forward," IAC-13.E3.4.7, presented at the 64th International Astronautical Congress, Beijing, China., With Brian Weeden, Tiffany Chow, and Agnieszka Lukaszczyk. Sept. 23-27, 2013
• "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
• "Book review of The politics of space security: strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests," by James Clay Moltz, International Affairs, 85: 2009, April 21, 2009

Books

• "U.S.-India Partnership in Space: A Path Toward Cooperation (Chapter)," The Future of U.S.–India Security Cooperation, Edited by Šumit Ganguly and M. Chris Mason (Manchester University Press), April 2021
• "India-US: New Dynamism in Old Relationship," chapter in, Space India 2.0; Commerce, Policy, Security and Governance Perspectives, Feb 2017, edited by Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Narayan Prasad, Observer Research Foundation
• "International and Other Options to Strengthen Crisis Stability," chapter in, Crisis Stability in Space: China and Other Challenges, Sep 18, 2016. edited by Bruce MacDonald, Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, 2016
• "Changing Priorities for the Indian Military in Space," chapter in, India's Military Modernization: Strategic Technologies and Weapons Systems, 2015 Edited by Rajesh Basrur and Bharath Gopalaswamy, Oxford University Press, India
• "The ICoC: A Starting Point in Awaiting Launch: Perspectives on the Draft ICoC for Outer Space Activities," edited by Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Daniel Porras, Observer Research Foundation, April 21, 2014
• ""ICoC: Need of the Hour" in Decoding the International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities," edited by Ajey Lele, Pentagon Security International (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses: New Delhi, India), 2012
• "American Missile Defense: A Guide to the Issues," (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues), Praeger Security International, (ABC/CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA), 2010

Book Chapters

• "Crisis Stability in Space: China and Other Challenges," Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, October 2022

Presentations

• "Counterspace Trends and Their Effect on Security and Stability," at the UK FCDO-SIPRI Workshop, “Nuclear Escalation Pathways and Outer Space: Views from Europe,” Solna, Sweden, Nov 21, 2024.
• "The Prospects Of Brazil’s Strategy Towards The Pledge On Non-Destructive DA-ASAT Missile Tests," published in "Espaço exterior: um olhar multidisciplinar sobre o futuro da humanidade," AEB, UNIFA, Nov 21, 2024.
• "Space and Space Security: An Overview," Given at the United States' Mission to the UN's First Committee Side event, UNHQ, New York, NY, Oct 28, 2024.
• "The Intertwined Relationship of Space Sustainability and Security: How they are both needed to make space safe and predictable for all," at the Global Networking Forum at the International Astronautical Congress, Milan, Italy, Oct 18, 2024.
• "Space Business and Investment Trends," a briefing held by the IAF Investment Task Force, International Astronautical Congress, Milan, Italy, Oct 15, 2024.
• "An Overview of Global Counterspace Capabilities and How to Mitigate Them," Presentation for Joint Space Team Meeting, Aug 21, 2024.
• "Counterspace Capabilities and How to Mitigate Them," Presentation for UNIFA's webinar, "International Security Webinar: Building a Sustainable Future," Aug 6, 2024.
• "Overview on Space Sustainability, presented to the LSAS Aerospace and Defense Workshop in Tokyo, Japan," Jul 10, 2024.
• "Ensuring A Sustainable Future for Space Exploration," remarks given at the India Space Congress held in New Delhi, India, Jun 27, 2024.
• "Into The Deep Tech - What Will The Space Sector Look Like In 2034?," at the Space for Island Nations Conference (SINC), the Maldives, Apr 24, 2024.
• "Space Security and Sustainability," at the Space for Island Nations Conference (SINC), the Maldives, Apr 23, 2024.
• "Space Sustainability: An Overview," Presentation for SAIS’ SA.502.183.01.SP24, “Space Security,” Washington, DC, Apr 15, 2024.
• "Regulatory frameworks and upcoming challenges," a virtual presentation for “Sustainable Future in Space and on Earth,” a project by Telespazio and SEE Lab at the SDA Bocconi School of Management, Mar 7, 2024.
• "An Assessment of Risks and Threats to the Space Environment," Virtual presentation for University of Michigan’s Space/Aerospace 581, “Space Policy and Management”, Nov 15, 2023.
• "An Assessment of Risks and Threats to the Space Landscape," Given at the conference “Space – Exploring NATO’s Final Frontier,” organized by NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, the University of Bologna, and the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Bertinoro, Italy, Nov 9, 2023.
• "Evolving National Security Space Policies and Multilateral Discussions," Online presentation for the McGill 9th Annual Strategic Space Law Course, Oct 27, 2023.
• "Geopolitical and Space Policy Implications of India's Moon Landing," From panel discussion hosted by the South Asian Policy and Research Initiative (SAPRI) at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Oct 23, 2023.
• "Reducing Space Threats through Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviours: a new approach to preventing an arms race in outer space," From side event hosted by the UK Foreign Ministry and Commonwealth Office at UN Headquarters in NYC, Oct 20, 2023.
• "Space Security and Challenges to International Stability," Virtual presentation to the Titan Brain Trust of the Space Economy Evolution (SEE) Lab, SDA Bucconi School of Management, Oct 3, 2023.
• "Space Security and Emerging Security Challenges: Close Approaches, Responsible Behavior, and US-India Cooperation in Space," Dialogue between the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) on India-US Cooperation on Global Strategic Security Threats of the 21st Century, Bengalaru, India, Sep 26, 2023.
• "Global Counterspace Capabilities: An Overview," Presented at RSIS Seminar on Space Security, Jul 27, 2023.
• "Space Sustainability and Security: An Overview," Presented to a NASA Precollege Summer Institute Group on Space Sustainability, Jul 19, 2023.
• "Dialogue: Navigating space in an era of geopolitical volatility," Financial Times Live: Investing in Space, June 5-6, 2023
• "A Contested Domain: From Space Theory to Practice," Event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, May 10, 2023.
• "New Space Diplomacy - How does international cooperation keep pace with emerging space?," Presentation at the Space for Island Nations Conference, Maldives, May 4, 2023.
• "Global Counterspace Capabilities and Multilateral Discussions," Apr 26, 2023. Presentation at the Military Space Situational Awareness Conference, London, UK
• "The OEWG on reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviour: what has happened so far and what is to come," African Perspectives for Advancing Space Security through Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviours Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 16, 2023.
• "Past and present initiatives for space security: how do they relate to the work of the OEWG?," African Perspectives for Advancing Space Security through Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviours Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 16, 2023.
• "International Woman's Week - Day 1: ‘Women in Science & Tech'," Spirit of the Game Foundation Global, Mar 6, 2023.
• "Panel: Securing Future Communications – The Use of New Technologies," Global Space & Technology Convention, Singapore, Feb 16, 2023.
• "China and Strategic Instability in Space," United States Institute for Peace, Washington, DC, Feb 8, 2023.
• "The Nature of Threats to Space Systems: Counterspace Capabilities," Wilton Park event WP3093, "Responsible Space Behaviours: Latin American Perspectives," Panama City, Panama, Jan 11, 2023.
• "Space Issues for the Next Congress," Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC), virtual panel, Dec 13, 2022.
• "Securing Space: Preparing for Future Space Contingencies," Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center’s Forward Defense Forum, Washington, DC, Dec 5, 2022.
• "Enhancing space law and regulation and building norms of responsible behaviour in space – a collaborative approach to stability in space," Australian Strategic Policy Institute track 1.5 dialogue on space, Sydney, Australia, Nov 29, 2022.
• "Space Sustainability: Is it Too Late?," virtually for Global VSat Forum, Nov 17, 2022.
• "POLITICO's 2022 Defense Summit: The Space Frontier," Politico, Nov 16, 2022.
• "Space: Technical Considerations," for "Space: NATO's Final Frontier," International workshop organized in the framework of NATO Allied Command Transformation’s Academic Outreach Effort; organized by Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Romem University of Bologna, Nov 10, 2022.
• "Threats to Space Security, Responsible Behavior, and the UN Open-Ended Working Group," for the ROK- UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues; Seoul, ROK, Nov 3, 2022.
• "The Age of Entropy? Seeking Consensus at the OEWG," CyFy 2022 Conference organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi, India, Oct 26, 2022.
• "Red Light, Green Light: Orbital Debris and Space Traffic Management," CyFy 2022 Conference organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Oct 26, 2022.
• "Threats to Space Operations: Counterspace Capabilities," presented at "Defence and Security of Space: Sharing perspectives on military operations and behaviours in space (WP3110)," Wilton Park, UK, Oct 19, 2022.
• "Current and future earth-to-space threats by States to space systems," remarks given during the 2nd Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats Through Norms, Rules, and Principles of Responsible Behaviours, Geneva, Switzerland, Sep 13, 2022.
• "Advancing Space Security Through Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviour? Webinar Panel, Summary Report," Sep 1, 2022.
• "The Impact of Space on Nuclear Deterrence," Public Policy and Nuclear Threats Boot Camp at the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California, Aug 11, 2022.
• "Cyber security in outer space," "Ascending into Space: New Zealand’s Role as a Space-Faring Nation," Conference hosted by the University of Otago Foreign Policy School, Jul 3, 2022.
• "Victoria Samson Speaks about Multilateral Diplomatic Discussions," Jun 29, 2022.
• "Key issues and Emerging Challenges for Governance of Space," 2022 Disarmament Orientation Course, UNIDIR-UNODA, Jun 15, 2022.
• "Victoria Samson Speaks at Arms Control Association conference," Jun 2, 2022.
• "Global Counterspace Capabilities: An Open Source Assessment," Presentation at the US Mission in Geneva, May 11, 2022.
• "Can the Weaponization of Outer Space be Prevented?," Presentation for “MINT236 - Disarmament and Arms Control: Technology, Security and Norms in the 21st Century,” Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland, Apr 28, 2022.
• "What to Expect: the OEWG on Reducing Space Threats," virtual panel hosted by BASIC, Apr 21, 2022.
• "New Concepts for Space Deterrence," presented at U.S. Space Command Leadership Conference, held April 11-12, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• "Women in Space: Propelling International Women's Day into a New Dimension," organized by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Mar 8, 2022.
• "Making Outer Space Secure: It's Time to Change Our Approach," presentation given at the Peace and Security Funders Group's 'Power Hour', Jan 19, 2022.
• "Security Implications of Mega-Constellations and Space Crowding," NIAS-CISAC Virtual Dialogue on Space Security, Nov 30, 2021.
• "International Norms and Competition in Earth Orbit: Implications for German Industry," for the office of the Representative of German Industry and Trade, Nov 29, 2021.
• "Space Threat," lecture given for Prof. Joan Johnson-Freese's "Grand Strategy and US National Security," Harvard Extension School, Nov 29, 2021.
• "Nuking the site from orbit? China's Hypersonic Weapons Test," panel hosted by the Third Nuclear Age project at the School of History, Politics, and International Relations, University of Leicester, Nov 22, 2021.
• "Trends in Space Weaponization: Challenges for the Indo-Pacific," 6th ORF Kalpana Chawla Annual Space Dialogue, Nov 18, 2021.
• "Crowded Outer Space: Challenges Of Mega Constellations and Space Junk," 6th ORF Kalpana Chawla Annual Space Dialogue, Nov 18, 2021.
• "Cyber-Space: Safeguarding Australia's Space-Based Assets," at Australian Cyber Conference: Virtual Edition, November 15-17, 2021
• "Counterspace Capabilities: An Update," given at “'Banning Space Weapons?' A Roundtable by the Centre for Global Law and Governance,” University of St. Andrews School of International Relations, Oct 12, 2021.
• "Cyber Security X Satellite Data," WARP STATION Conference Vol.1: Space for our Sustainable Societies, hosted by WARPSPACE Inc., Oct 8, 2021.
• "World Space Week: Women in Space Virtual Panel Discussion," co-hosted by UC Boulder Space & Sustainability Initiative and Secure World Foundation, Oct 7, 2021.
• "Consultant for the U.S. Department of State on Space Issues (Private Briefing)," September 2021
• "Space as a Warfighting Domain," presented at the Future Warfighting Symposium hosted by the Naval War College, Aug 5, 2021.
• "Tackling Space Sustainability," presentation to the Cosmos Club, Jun 16, 2021.
• "Mitigating Threats from Orbital Debris," Dialogue on Space Issues, co-hosted by the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Jun 1, 2021.
• "Reducing Space Threats: A Resolution, Volume 2," webinar hosted by the Space Court Foundation, Jun 1, 2021.
• "Trends and Developments on the Nature of Threats to Space Systems," Webinar Series on Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviour in Outer Space, Co-Hosted by the UN Offices for Disarmament Affairs and Outer Space Affairs, May 17, 2021.
• "Inaugural Space Cybersecurity Symposium: Access for Start-ups," Department of Commerce (DOC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly hosted symposium, May 5, 2021.
• "The Dark Arts in Space: Developments in Counterspace Weapons," (Webinar), Co-Hosted by SWF and Center for Strategic & International Studies, April 8, 2021
• "Multilateral Discussions of Norms for Space Security and Stability," SWF-KARI SSA Workshop, Apr 7, 2021.
• "UK Space Command - What Can We Expect? (Webinar)," Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Apr 6, 2021.
• "Security and Stability of Space: What You Need to Know," (Webinar), hosted by Secure World Foundation, Mar 16, 2021.
• "China’s space programme: A rising star, a rising challenge," Panelist - Lau Policy Series 2020, sponsored by the Lau China Institute at King's College London and the School of Security Studies, Mar 10, 2021.
• "Counterspace Risks and Threats (1)," Wilton Park Dialogue WP1875V: Responsible behaviours in space, national submissions to the UN, Feb 23, 2021. (Virtual)
• "Understanding Space Systems," Wilton Park Dialogue WP1875V: Responsible behaviours in space, national submissions to the UN, Feb 23, 2021. (Virtual)
• "Space: the new space race and its intersection with power, the rules-based order and the economy," organized by the Ditchley Foundation, January 24-26, 2021
• "2021 CubeSat ID and Tracking Industry Day Technical Workshop," International Perspectives Panel, Hosted by The Aerospace Corporation, Jan 12, 2021.
• "Improving Space Safety: the Multi-Actor Option," Paris Peace Forum, Nov 13, 2020.
• "How on earth can we trust each other? Confidence and Security Building in New Domains," Conference & Workshop: Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control Berlin, Panel, Nov 5, 2020.
• "Counterspace Risks and Threats," UNGA side event - “Operating in Space: Current Multilateral Policy Issues and Challenges”, Oct 22, 2020.
• "Cyber as a Counterspace Capability," “Cyber Security in Outer Space: The Next Frontier for Safe Space Activities”, Universidade da Força Aérea (UNIFA), Oct 20, 2020.
• "Norms of Behavior," US-Russia CISAC Dialogue on Space Security, Oct 6, 2020.
• "Counterspace Risks and Threats - WP1794," "Operating in Space: Current Multilateral Policy Issues and Challenges (GRULAC region)," WP1794, Jul 20, 2020.
• "Counterspace Risks and Threats - WP1796," Operating in Space: Current Multilateral Policy Issues and Challenges (Central Asia and Middle East including Eastern Europe), Jul 13, 2020.
• "Counterspace Risks and Threats - WP1795," Operating in Space: Current Multilateral Policy Issues and Challenges (Africa), WP1795, Jul 6, 2020.
• "Emerging Challenges to Space Stability and Security," Chilean National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE) June 23, 2020, Virtual Briefing, Jun 23, 2020.
• "Webinar: Space junk—Addressing the orbital debris challenge," Brookings Institution, May 13, 2020.
• "Counterspace and Space Security," Space Junk Podcast, Apr 21, 2020.
• "SATELLITE 2020 Virtual Session - Defining New Cyber-Security and Network Threat Ecosystems," Via Satellelite, Apr 21, 2020.
• "Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities in Space," Live Streaming Event w/Center for Strategic & International Studies, Apr 6, 2020.
• "Roundtable: Security," 6th Annual Space Traffic Management Conference, "Facing the Security Challenge, University of Texas at Austin, Feb 18, 2020.
• "Defining and Demonstrating Behaviors," Wilton Park Dialogue: "Operating in space: current multilateral policy issues and challenges", Singapore, January 15 2020
• "U.S.-India Space Cooperation: An American View," “Enhancing U.S.-India Strategic Cooperation,” hosted by Strategic Studies Institute of U.S. Army War College and Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, Dec 3, 2019.
• "Future of Space Governance," "Future Global Space Challenges and Opportunities" event hosted by US State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research & National Intelligence Council, Nov 7, 2019.
• "Full Sails Ahead: Looking to the Commercial Sector," at "Navigating Space: Charting a Course for a Sustainable Space Environment," UNHQ, New York, NY., Oct 28, 2019.
• "Emerging Challenges to Space Stability and U.S. Responses," Presented during IAF Space Security Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C, Oct 22, 2019.
• "Potential Counterspace Capabilities Around the World - 2019," AGI Technology Seminar Reception & LSAS 10 Year Anniversary Party, Tokyo, Japan, Oct 4, 2019.
• "Considerations for global maritime-space cooperation in the Asia-Pacific," International Symposium on Maritime-Space Cooperation in Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo, Japan), Oct 4, 2019.
• "LTS Guidelines: A Primer," 2019 EMER-GEN Program, Maui, HI, Sep 16, 2019.
• "Current Issues for Space Traffic Management," Future Warfighting Symposium, U.S. Naval War College, Aug 8, 2019.
• "Capitalizing on the commercial space renaissance," Panel at the C4ISRNET 18th Annual Conferenc in Arlington, Virginia, Jun 6, 2019.
• "Rendezvous and Proximity Operations: Friend or Foe?," Presented at the 2019 UNIDIR Space Security Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, May 29, 2019.
• "India's ASAT Test: A Jolt to Stability?," Panel, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC, May 6, 2019.
• "Collective Governance of the Global Commons," Panel Discussion at ORF Kalpana Chawla Annual Space Policy Dialogue in New Delhi, India, Apr 30, 2019.
• "Evaluating the Global Counterspace Landscape," Panel Discussion at Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, Apr 23, 2019.
• "Developing and Implementing A Coherent National Space Security Policy," Panel, Global Space Congress, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Mar 19, 2019.
• "Assessments and Evolving Perceptions of Space Threats and Capabilities," National Academies of Science discussions in Moscow, Russia, Dec 12, 2018.
• "Status of Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements," National Academies of Science discussions in Moscow, Russia, Dec 12, 2018.
• "Disruptions to Space Security and Stability," MA Course: Space Security in the 21st Century, Department of the International Relations of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague.
• "Breaking Out of Orbit: Trends in Space Policy," Panel, WACA 2018 National Conference, Nov 8, 2018.
• "International Collaboration and Norms Addressing Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management," Panel discussion on "The United States' Role in Space Situational Awareness" at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, Oct 10, 2018.
• "Major Issues Affecting Space Traffic Management Policy and A Look at Future Challenges," European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)'s 12th Autumn Conference in Vienna, Austria, Sep 28, 2018.
• "A Holistic Overview of Space Traffic Management and Future Challenges," EMER-GEN, Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Conference, Maui, Hawaii, Sep 10, 2018.
• "Policy Challenges and Principles in the New Space Paradigm," Wilson Center's Canada Institute conference, "Over the Horizon: A New Era for Canada-U.S. Space Cooperation," Washington, DC, Sep 7, 2018.
• "Ensuring the Cybersecurity of Outer Space," 9th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit, Washington, DC, Sep 6, 2018.
• "Assessing Threats to Space Systems," Panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jun 5, 2018.
• "Rendezvous and Proximity Operations: New Options, New Issues," 2018 UNIDIR Space Security Conference - Space Security: The Next Chapter, Geneva, Switzerland, May 7, 2018.
• "Space Stability and International Cooperation," US-India Space Cooperation Roundtable, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, USA, Apr 30, 2018.
• "Global Counterspace Threat Assessment," The Weaponization of Outer Space: Ethical and Legal Boundaries Conference, Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Apr 6, 2018.
• "Tomorrow's Battlefield: Emerging Areas of Military Competition - Space," Salve Regina University Pell Center for International Relations, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, Feb 21, 2018.
• "Potential Counterspace Capabilities Around the World," Observer Research Foundation, 4th Kalpana Chawla Annual Space Policy Dialogue, New Dehli, India, Feb 16, 2018.
• "Space Traffic Management - International Perspectives," Embry-Riddle Space Traffic Management Conference 2018, Seeking Sustainable Solutions, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, Jan 18, 2018.
• "Possible SSA Futures: A Report of the 2017 AMOS Dialogue," Embry-Riddle Space Traffic Management Conference 2018, Seeking Sustainable Solutions, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, Jan 16, 2018.
• "Cybersecurity Risks to the Space Domain," Space Tech Expo Europe, Bremen, Germany, Oct 25, 2017.
• "Big Data, Big Space, Big Risk: Addressing Cyber Security Threats," Space Tech Expo Europe, Bremen, Germany, Oct 25, 2017.
• "Stressors to the Stability of the Space Domain," Under Stress: Space Security in 2017, New York, NY, USA, Oct 17, 2017.
• "Stability, Sustainability, and Crises: The Role Tabletop Exercises in Space Crisis Dynamics Can Play in Ensuring the Long-Term Sustainability of Space," Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, Sep 26, 2017.
• "SSA: A Foundational Part of Space Security," 2017 UNIDIR Space Security Conference - The Outer Space Treaty's 50th Anniversary: Reviewing the Regime, Geneva, Switerland, Apr. 20, 2017.
• "Security in Space: A Technical Evolution," Governing Space Activity in the 21st Century, Wilton Park, United Kingdom, Mar. 13, 2017.
• "International Collaboration Around the International Space Station: Implications for U.S.-Russia and Chinese Relations," With Jean-Christophe Mauduit and Bruce MacDonald, 2017 SAIS Asia Conference, Mar. 31, 2017
• "Panel Discussion on Space Crisis Dynamics and Uncertainty," CSIS - PSSI Space Security: Issues For The New U.S. Administration, Mar 22, 2017.
• "Stability, Space Sustainability, and New Actors in Space," Singapore Space and Technology Association's Global Space & Technology Convention 2017, Feb 25, 2017.
• "A Career in Space and Security Issues," Jawaharlal Nehru University, School of International Studies, Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, Feb 20, 2017.
• "Current and Evolving Challenges to Space Sustainability," Observer Research Foundation, 3rd Kalpana Chawla Annual Space Policy Dialogue, New Delhi, India, Feb 18, 2017.
• "Using Space in a Secure and Safe Environment – Opportunities for Like-Minded Partners," The George Washington University Space Policy Institute, 2nd EU-US Space Policy Conference, Dec 7, 2016.
• "Are Policy Changes Needed?," USGIF Smallsat workshop, Springfield, VA, Nov 14, 2016.
• "Space Diplomacy and Space Signalling: International and Other Options to Strengthen Crisis Stability," Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, Sep 15, 2016.
• "Space Security: Mitigating Risks,"" University of Tokyo - Risks in International Society and New Dimension of Security Workshop, in Tokyo, Japan, Jan 29, 2016.
• "SSA and STM: Current Status and Possible Improvements," Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's "The Evolving Landscape of STM," in Daytona Beach, Florida, Nov 15, 2015.
• "Self-defense in outer space, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research's Space Security 2015: Underpinning Foundations of Space Security," Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 2015
• "Outer Space: Norms and Emerging Challenges," Eurasia Group - International Norms and Values Workshop #2 in Washington, DC, Feb 11, 2015.
• "International and Other Options for Strengthening Crisis Stability," United States Institute Disarmament Peace's "Crisis Stability in Space: China and Other Challenges, Washington DC, Nov 20, 2014.
• "Space and the Pacific Rim," Future Space Leaders Foundation's third annual event on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 17, 2014
• "The Challenges to Implementing Space Agreements: A Context," United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research's "Space Security 2014: Implementation and Compliance," Geneva, Switzerland, Mar 19, 2014.
• "South Asia Perspectives," United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research's Space Security 2014: Implementation and Compliance, Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2014
• "The Code of Conduct: A Starting Point," Japan Space Forum's "Third International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Utilization for Humankind," Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 27-28, 2014
• "Space Technology and National Security," Asan Institute for Policy Studies' Science, Technology, and Security Series workshop, Seoul, South Korea, April 23, 2013
• "Strengthening International Security through Global Space S&T Cooperation," American Association for the Advancement of Science's Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy, Dec 7, 2012.
• "Space Security: Why It Matters," United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research's Space Security Conference 2012: Laying the Groundwork for Progress," Geneva, Switzerland, March 30, 2012
• "Space Debris and Sustainability Challenges: An International NGO Perspective," Japan Space Forum's "International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Utilization for Mankind," Tokyo, Japan, Mar 2, 2012.
• "Missile Defense, Space Security, and Changing Priorities for the Indian Military in Space," "The New Indian Military-II" workshop hosted by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore, Feb 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, Feb 9, 2012.
• "The Big Picture: On-orbit servicing from a security, sustainability, and safety perspective," DARPA Phoenix Program East Coast Industry Day, Nov 2, 2011.
• "India, China, and the U.S. in Space: Partners, Competitors, Combatants?," in "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, Apr 7, 2010.

Interviews / Media

• "Counterspace capabilities advancing around the globe: Secure World Foundation," Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense, Apr 3, 2025.
• "As China Space Threat Grows, U.S. Space Force Budget Slows," Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense, Apr 3, 2025.
• "China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ with satellites as it ramps up space capabilities: US Space Force," Simone McCarthy, CNN, Mar 21, 2025.
• "Russian satellites rehearse attack and defense in low orbit," Boyko Nikolov, BulgarianMilitary.com, Mar 17, 2025.
• "What A Day: Police State School," Matt Berg, Crooked.com, Mar 10, 2025.
• "The Next Space Race – Establishing Capabilities in Cislunar Space," David Presgraves, Kratos Defense, Feb 12, 2025.
• "Sky skimmers: The race to fly satellites in the lowest orbits yet," Jonathan O'Callaghan, BBC, Feb 9, 2025.
• "Cramer, Sullivan Introduce Iron Dome Act," Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, Feb 4, 2025.
• "Russia Threatens Space Strikes On Western Satellites At UN Peace Forum," Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, Sep 25, 2024.
• "Deal boosts hopes of peace in outer space," South China Morning Post, Sep 1, 2024.
• "Chinese researchers assess U.S. space situational awareness, call for boost in China’s capabilities," Andrew Jones, SpaceNews, Aug 30, 2024.
• "Falling satellite will give clues to how objects burn up on re-entry," Aug 30, 2024.
• "Steps to prevent arms race in outer space agreed by UN expert body," Meredith Chen, South China Morning Post, Aug 26, 2024.
• "More launches, more satellites and a busier low-Earth orbit equals more business for LeoLabs," Aug 26, 2024.
• "Space Security is Here and Now [Part 1]," Episode 005 of "Space Matters: The Space Governance Podcast," Australian Centre for Space Governance, Aug 22, 2024.
• "International Relations: Analysing their Impact on the Space Industry (Part 1)," Access Hub Podcast, Episode 79, Aug 19, 2024.
• "International Relations: Analysing their Impact on the Space Industry (Part 2)," Access Hub Podcast, Episode 80, Aug 19, 2024.
• "Russian Rockets Lit Trial By Fire For Space Commandant Kamala Harris," by Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, Jul 29, 2024.
• "China's secretive spaceplane likely testing 'dual use' technology, experts say," Reuters, Jul 24, 2024.
• "US Prepares Jamming Devices Targeting Russia, China Satellites," Bloomberg, Jul 19, 2024.
• "A Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launched and Exploded," Supercluster, Jul 2, 2024. Jonathan O'Callaghan
• "Why China’s space party doesn’t include Washington," National Security Daily, Politico, Jun 28, 2024. Matt Berg, Eric Bazail-Eimil
• "FAQ: What we know about Russia’s alleged nuclear anti-satellite weapon (1)," SatNews, Jun 13, 2024.
• "Russia’s Stationing A Nuclear ASAT In Orbit Could Spark Next World War," Forbes, May 23, 2024.
• "Is Russia’s Cosmos 2553 satellite a test for a future orbital nuclear weapon?," Breaking Defense, May 22, 2024.
• "Competition in the Cosmos," Armada International, May 9, 2024.
• "New details emerge of Russia’s potential nuclear space weapon," Breaking Defense, May 3, 2024.
• "Russia Vetoes U.N. Security Council Resolution on Nuclear Weapons in Space," Apr 29, 2024.
• "In Brief: Defense Integration Of Commercial Space Capabilities," War on the Rocks, Apr 28, 2024.
• "Russia vetoes UN resolution denouncing use of nuclear weapons in space," Axios, Apr 24, 2024.
• "JAMMING, SPOOFING, HACKING: TODAY’S MOST PERVASIVE COUNTERSPACE THREATS," Apr 21, 2024.
• "Space Experts Debate How To De-Escalate Russian Threats Of Orbital War," Apr 19, 2024.
• "Scepticism surrounds Russian space nuke allegations," EU Observer, Mar 14, 2024.
• "Russia's Reported Pursuit of a Nuclear-Armed Anti-Satellite Weapon," War on the Rocks, Mar 8, 2024.
• "Russia is building - maybe - a space nuclear weapon. Here's why you shouldn't be afraid," Zetland, Feb 21, 2024.
• "Russia Pursues New ASAT Capability Amid Declining Space Program," Payload Newsletter, Feb 20, 2024.
• "Russian ASAT Effort Not Seen Threatening OST's Future," Communications Daily, Feb 20, 2024.
• "Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren't panicked — yet," Business Insider, Feb 19, 2024.
• "WHITE HOUSE: RUSSIA DEVELOPING “TROUBLING” ASAT CAPABILITY, BUT NOT IMMEDIATE THREAT," Space Policy Online, Feb 15, 2024.
• "Explained: Is Russia building a nuclear, space-based, satellite killer?," Sky News, Feb 15, 2024.
• "US signals growing concern about Russia's space weaponry," The World (Radio Program), Feb 15, 2024.
• "US leads world in 2023 launches, sats on orbit: study," Breaking Defense, Jan 4, 2024.
• "SpaceX’s Starshield means Starlink has become a juggernaut," Nov 20, 2023.
• "UN takes ‘parallel’ paths on space security amid geopolitical rift," Nov 8, 2023.
• "Satellite companies may be starting to take the fight against space junk seriously," Nov 2, 2023.
• "1 big thing: Space junk risks," Axios Newsletter, Oct 24, 2023.
• "China adds Belarus as partner for ILRS moon base," Oct 23, 2023.
• "Billionaire space race: can Bezos’s Project Kuiper catch up to Musk’s Starlink?," The Guardian, Oct 15, 2023.
• "EOcafe: Space Race to Where?," YouTube, Sep 11, 2023.
• "India's lunar mission reaches a successful conclusion," All Things Considered, NPR, Sep 5, 2023.
• "What experts have to say about exploiting the moon and the current space race," DW News, Aug 26, 2023.
• "Russian lander crashing into the moon may have broader implications for space race, experts say," CNN, Aug 22, 2023.
• "Russian lander crashing into the moon may have broader implications for space race, experts say (1)," Aug 22, 2023.
• "Russia’s lander experiences ‘emergency situation’ while approaching lunar surface," CNN, Aug 19, 2023.
• "New "Lexicon for Outer Space Security" Ready for Final OEWG Session," Space Policy Online, Aug 19, 2023.
• "Russia’s lander experiences ‘emergency situation’ while approaching lunar surface (1)," Aug 19, 2023.
• "EU embraces Biden administration’s limited ASAT test ban as UN meeting looms," Breaking Defense, Aug 17, 2023.
• "Russia and India vie for first moon landing at lunar south pole (1)," Aug 14, 2023.
• "Russia and India vie for first moon landing at lunar south pole," Mashable SE Asia, Aug 12, 2023.
• "India signs Artemis Accords, tightening ties with US in space race with China," Breaking Defense, Jun 22, 2023.
• "India signs on to Artemis Accords governing exploration of the Moon," Axios, Jun 22, 2023.
• "Debris from ASAT tests creating ‘bad neighborhood’ in low Earth orbit: Analyst," Jun 16, 2023.
• "Preserving space for peaceful use, with Victoria Samson," Ploughshares, Jun 15, 2023.
• "US ‘Space Diplomacy’ strategy seeks to counter ‘competitors’ soft-power plays," Breaking Defense, May 30, 2023.
• "As counterspace weapons ‘proliferate,’ the new cold war for space races forward: studies," Apr 14, 2023.
• "New reports explain why security in space is fragile," Apr 14, 2023.
• "1 big thing: Creating rules of the road in orbit," Axios Newsletter, Apr 11, 2023.
• "China invites Venezuela to join moon base project," SpaceNews, Apr 6, 2023.
• "Russia’s Space Program Is in Big Trouble," Wired, Mar 20, 2023.
• "Victoria Samson talks about OEWG on Space Watch Global's Space Café Radio," Feb 10, 2023.
• "At UN meeting, space cooperation picks up momentum, but Moscow and Beijing play spoilers," Feb 3, 2023.
• "The Two Paragraphs That Effectively Banned U.S.-China Space Cooperation," WSJ.com, Jan 25, 2023.
• "Victoria Samson quoted by Axios on the Growing Geopolitics of the Moon," Axios, Jan 10, 2023.
• "‘We better watch out’: NASA boss sounds alarm on Chinese moon ambitions," Jan 5, 2023.
• "NASA set for 3rd try at launching Artemis I mega rocket, marking a new era of lunar exploration," Houston Chronicle, Nov 12, 2022.
• "Commercial satellites are the next front in space war," Axios Space Newsletter, Nov 1, 2022.
• "Russia threatens a retaliatory strike against US commercial satellites," Arstechnica, Oct 26, 2022.
• "Guerra Nuclear en 2022: Un Fantasma que Vuelve 60 Años Después de la Mano de Putin," Testigo Directo, Oct 14, 2022.
• "Space Security: What It Means for America and the World's Future," DailyElevated.com, Oct 12, 2022.
• "The UAE straddles the line between the U.S. and China in space," Axios Space Newsletter, Oct 11, 2022.
• "UK Joins Pledge Against Destructive ASAT Tests," SpacePolicyOnline.com, Oct 4, 2022.
• "Satellites Are Likely Targets in the Next Major War," Discourse Magazine, Sep 22, 2022.
• "The UN Wants to Curb Anti-Satellite Missile Tests," WIRED, Sep 14, 2022.
• "U.S. wants global powers to agree not to blow up satellites in space," Axios Space Newsletter, Sep 13, 2022.
• "Taking space junk seriously," Axios Space Newsletter, Aug 9, 2022.
• "As NASA’s asteroid impact mission nears, similar Chinese efforts raise eyebrows," BreakingDefense, Aug 3, 2022.
• "Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals More Problems in Space," WIRED, Aug 2, 2022.
• "Will Russia's plan to withdraw from ISS spell the end for decades-long cooperation in space?," Global News (Canada), Jul 29, 2022.
• "Russia’s exit from ISS shows that space exploration is reaching a turning point, experts say," Toronto Star, Jul 27, 2022.
• "Parallel Paths for Space Sustainability," SpaceNews, Jun 24, 2022.
• "Can we avoid turning space into a battlefield?," Part of SXSW Presents: Futurology series., Audible, Jun 8, 2022.
• "Experts Say Urgent Action Required on Space Safety as Number of Satellites Soars and Orbital Debris Proliferates," Parabolic Arc, Jun 4, 2022.
• "Enquête : L’ONU veut un nouveau traité pour pacifier l’espace," Ciel & Espace no. 582, April - May 2022
• "Episode 11: No Such Thing As A Responsible Anti-Satellite Test," War in Space Podcasts, May 12, 2022.
• "Cafe Espacial," Cabina 11 Cadena Global, May 7, 2022.
• "NOAA’S Office of Space Commerce Gets New Director, Elevated Position," SpacePolicyOnline, Apr 27, 2022.
• "The U.S. Is Banning Destructive Anti-Satellite Missile Tests to Prevent an Arms Race," Popular Mechanics, Apr 27, 2022.
• "A small ban of ASATs, a giant leap for space security?," The Space Review, Apr 25, 2022.
• "To Slow an Anti-Satellite Arms Race, White House Bans U.S. Tests of Space Weapons," TIME, Apr 18, 2022.
• "Kamala Harris to announce US will no longer conduct anti-satellite tests," The Verge, Apr 18, 2022.
• "U.S. to Forgo Tests of Anti-Satellite Missiles Over Debris Risks," Bloomberg, Apr 18, 2022.
• "U.S. vows not to conduct anti-satellite tests," POLITICO, Apr 18, 2022.
• "War in space: could Russia target 'unfriendly' commercial satellites? – interview," Cybernews, Apr 12, 2022.
• "Analysts Warn Anti-Satellite Weapons Have Evolved Beyond Missiles," WIRED, Apr 11, 2022.
• "How Russia's Ukraine Invasion Puts the International Space Station at Risk," lx.com, Apr 8, 2022.
• "Satellite Firms Are Helping Debunk Russian Claims, Intel Chief Says," Defense One, Apr 5, 2022.
• "Reports: Attacks On Space Capabilities Rising As Predicted," Aviation Week, Apr 4, 2022.
• "The State of Defense 2022," Defense One, Mar 21, 2022.
• "Cold war in space, what will happen to international cooperation?," A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne, Mar 18, 2022. (Podcast)
• "Congressional researchers identify key questions in America’s hypersonic race," Breaking Defense, Mar 16, 2022.
• "'Women in Space' debate Ukraine conflict's potential impact on space relations," Gallup Independent, Mar 11, 2022.
• "Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens the long-standing global co-operation in space, experts say," CBC News, Mar 11, 2022.
• "Chinese Official Calls for Protection of Space Assets, International Coordination Mechanisms," SpaceNews, Mar 10, 2022.
• "Ucrania está ganando la guerra de la narrativa a Rusia, pero es un juego muy peligroso," Hipertextual, Mar 8, 2022.
• "ISS Cooperation Still Standing, But Will it Survive Russia's Invasion of Ukraine?," SpacePolicyOnline.com, Mar 6, 2022.
• "‘This guy is pretty combative’: Russia’s space chief launches his own war on the West," POLITICO, Mar 4, 2022.
• "Turmoil Over Ukraine Could Debilitate Russia's Space Program," WIRED, Mar 4, 2022.
• "Russia’s Isolation on Earth Moves Up Into Space," New York Times, Mar 2, 2022.
• "The Russian Invasion Touches Outer Space," The Atlantic, Feb 27, 2022.
• "US, close allies sign ‘call to action’ in space defense," Breaking Defense, Feb 22, 2022.
• "No US missile defense system proven capable against ‘realistic’ ICBM threats: Study," Breaking Defense, Feb 22, 2022.
• "U.N. postpones space diplomacy talks after Russia asks for more time," POLITICO, Feb 9, 2022.
• "US rejects charge that Starlink satellites endangered China’s space station," Breaking Defense, Feb 3, 2022.
• "Will Space Force Protect Orbiting Gas Stations and Bases on the Moon?," Defense One, Jan 20, 2022.
• "Part 5: What do megaconstellations mean for military space?," Military Space Survey, Breaking Defense, Jan 20, 2022.
• "Part 3: Can the Air Force, Space Force and IC work together in space?," Breaking Defense, Jan 18, 2022.
• "Part 4: Two years in, what has the Space Force accomplished?," Miltary Space Survey, Breaking Defense, Jan 18, 2022.
• "Hypersonic Weapons Can’t Hide from New Eyes in Space," Scientific American, Jan 18, 2022.
• "1 big thing: To the Moon or bust in 2022," Axios Space, Jan 11, 2022.
• "Part 2: Is China really the greatest threat to the US in space, or is Russia?," Military Space Survey, Breaking Defense, Jan 10, 2022.
• "Part 1: Does the U.S. Classify too much information about space?," Breaking Defense, Military Space Survey, Jan 4, 2022.
• "‘We’re falling behind’: 2022 seen as a pivotal lap in the space race with China," POLITICO, Dec 31, 2021.
• "The Geopolitics of a New Modern Space Race: Three Questions to Victoria Samson," Institut Montaigne, Dec 10, 2021.
• "The DownLink: The US National Space Council is Back in Business," The DownLink Podcast, Dec 4, 2021.
• "The US National Space Council Is Back and Focused on Security," Wired, Dec 1, 2021.
• "Biden administration to propose new global norms for military space," Breaking Defense, Dec 1, 2021.
• "Russian ASAT Test Highlights Urgent Need for Space Governance Negotiations," The Diplomat, Nov 19, 2021.
• "Maybe Don’t Blow Up Satellites in Space," The Atlantic, Nov 17, 2021.
• "NatSec Daily Expert Roundtable: Russian ASAT Edition," POLITICO, Nov 16, 2021.
• "Russian Suspected Ground-launched ASAT test Scatters Dangerous Debris through LEO," Breaking Defense, Nov 16, 2021.
• "The United Nations Could Finally Create New Rules for Space," WIRED, Nov 3, 2021.
• "UK Wants UN To Create New Space Rules That Could Prevent Military Confrontations Outside Earth," Tech Times, Nov 3, 2021.
• "UN Committee Votes ‘Yes’ On UK-US-Backed Space Rules Group," Breaking Defense, Nov 1, 2021.
• "The Dangerous Trinity: Nuclear, Space and Emerging Technologies," CyFy2021, Observer Research Foundation, Oct 22, 2021.
• "‘Global Strike From Space;’ Did Kendall Reveal Chinese Threat?," BreakingDefense, Sep 29, 2021.
• "Exclusive: UK Pushes New UN Accord On Military Space Norms," Breaking Defense, Sep 13, 2021.
• "2. Tensions on Earth reflected in orbit," Axios Science, Sep 4, 2021.
• "Should we ban space weapons to stop the huge space junk problem?," New Scientist, Sep 2, 2021.
• "Microsoft Director with Intelligence Background Will Lead the White House’s Space Council," The Verge, Aug 2, 2021.
• "Harris Selection of Chirag Parikh to Lead Space Counsel Wins Wide Praise," Aug 2, 2021.
• "NRO Space ‘Civil Reserve’ Includes Shutter Control Option," BreakingDefense, Jul 30, 2021.
• "Exclusive: In A First, SecDef Pledges DoD To Space Norms," BreakingDefense, Jul 19, 2021.
• "China in Space: Impact on China-US Competition in Space," The Diplomat, Jun 23, 2021.
• "Another billionaire space battle is brewing," Axios Space, Jun 22, 2021.
• "Rocket Resupply Sounds Cool, But There Are Smarter Ways For The U.S. Military To Spend Its Money," Forbes, Jun 2, 2021.
• "Russia, U.S. and China Are in a Scary New Space Race," Bloomberg, Apr 18, 2021.
• "Analysts: China’s space programs are a security concern to the U.S. but not all are nefarious," SpaceNews, Apr 16, 2021.
• "In China, a Telescope Offers Cosmic Data Amid Earthly Tensions," Undark, Apr 13, 2021.
• "SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries," BreakingDefense, Apr 9, 2021.
• "Russia is dialing up its military space ambitions," Axios Space, Apr 6, 2021.
• "Secure World Foundation Says Russia is Testing New LEO, GEO Anti-Satellite Technologies (Via Satellite)," Via Satellite, Apr 6, 2021.
• "Biden to Keep White House National Space Council," SpacePolicyOnline, Mar 30, 2021.
• "Building the New Space Coalition," Air Force Magazine, Mar 26, 2021.
• "Can we solve our space junk problem?," BBC's The Inquiry, Feb 18, 2021.
• "Congress Bars NASA From Working With China. That’s Likely a Mistake.," Futurism, Feb 11, 2021.
• "Satellites to breach the digital divide," BBC Business Daily, Feb 9, 2021.
• "Billionaire battles are shaping our future in space," Axios Space Newsletter, Feb 2, 2021.
• "DoD Faces Tough Decisions On Space Rules," Feb 2, 2021.
• "International Cooperation in Space," Space Series Episode 6, Conversations on The Runway, Feb 1, 2021.
• "Victoria Samson Quoted by The Atlantic on the Future of the Space Force," The Atlantic, Jan 26, 2021.
• "Colorado Politicians Vow To Fight Huntsville Choice For SPACECOM," BreakingDefense, Jan 13, 2021.
• "2021: A Space (Force) Odyssey: Norms, Arms Control & Warfighting," BreakingDefense, Dec 31, 2020.
• "Biden space advisers urge cooperation with China," POLITICO, Dec 20, 2020.
• "Space policy advice for Biden: Tone down war rhetoric, fix military acquisitions," Space News, Dec 2, 2020.
• "China Launches Lunar Sample Return Mission," SpacePolicyOnline.com, Nov 23, 2020.
• "Axios Space: Geopolitics after the ISS," Axios Space Newsletter, Nov 3, 2020.
• "Is war in space inevitable? (Star Wars: Squadrons)," Hey, Lesson!, Oct 17, 2020.
• "Starship Troopers? TRANSCOM-SpaceX Accord Raises Policy Eyebrows," Breaking Defense, Oct 7, 2020.
• "EP.4 - Cyber Policy in the Space Environment with Special Guest Victoria Samson," Decoding Cyber-Space, Oct 3, 2020.
• "Can space diplomacy bring order to the final frontier?," BBC, Sep 26, 2020.
• "NASA, Space Force partnership aims to make space exploration safe," Science Magazine, Sep 22, 2020.
• "Space Diplomacy - BBC Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale," BBC Radio 4 Today, Sep 21, 2020.
• "Vladimir Putin se niega a irse del poder en Rusia," Testigo Directo, Aug 30, 2020.
• "Q&A with AIA’s Mike French," POLITICO Space Newsletter, Aug 28, 2020.
• "U.S. Space Force's First Space Doctrine Signals Expansive Plans," SpacePolicyOnline.com, Aug 10, 2020.
• "Space race? America's new path to the ISS could affect relationship with Russia," Houston Chronicle, Aug 6, 2020.
• "The US says Russia just tested an “anti-satellite weapon” in orbit," MIT Technology Review, Jul 23, 2020.
• "Russian Sat Spits Out High-Speed Object In Likely ASAT Test," Breaking Defense, Jul 23, 2020.
• "Sierra Nevada Wins DIU Contract For Experimental Space Station," Breaking Defense, Jul 17, 2020.
• "The Ripple Effects of a Space Skirmish," The Atlantic, Jul 12, 2020.
• "US steps up space weaponisation rhetoric," Room Space Journal, Jun 24, 2020.
• "DoD Space Strategy Focuses On Allies, Commercial; Where Was Intel Community?," BreakingDefense, Jun 17, 2020.
• "Most Satellite Operators Fail To Follow Space Debris Rules: NASA," BreakingDefense, May 18, 2020.
• "Space Experts Call For US Unity On Tackling Orbital Junk," Law 360, May 13, 2020.
• "US Space Force Is Arming to Jam Russian and Chinese Satellites," Bloomberg, Apr 17, 2020.
• "Raymond Rips Russian ASAT Test, Arms Control Hypocrisy," Apr 15, 2020.
• "America’s adversaries keep investing in weapons to take out satellites," C4ISRNet, Mar 30, 2020.
• "Cockrell School of Engineering hosts annual space traffic conference," The Daily Texan, Feb 19, 2020.
• "Donald Trump India visit: India and US strategic partnership in space and the need for SSA agreement," Financial Express, Feb 14, 2020.
• "Axios Space - Feb 4, 2020," Axios Space Newsletter
• "Cleaning up space junk — Harassment in astronomy — Boeing's big test," Axios Space Newsletter, Dec 17, 2019.
• "A falling rocket booster just completely flattened a building in China," MIT Technology Review, Nov 27, 2019.
• "Space War Threats From China, Russia Getting New U.S. Assessment," Bloomberg, Nov 11, 2019.
• "Axios Space Newsletter: September 24," Sep 24, 2019.
• "From Deep Fakes to Deep Space: Policy Challenges for the Future Center for Strategic Foresight Conference," Center for Strategic Foresight (Washington DC), Sep 10, 2019.
• "As DoD Seeks Smallsats, FCC Eases Licensing," Breaking Defense, Jul 9, 2019.
• "The Government Satellite Report: A new space race...," Milsat Magazine, July/August 2019
• "How to fight a war in space (and get away with it)," MIT Technology Review, Jun 26, 2019.
• "Space Force Nears Approval as First New Military Arm Since 1947," Bloomberg Government, Jun 17, 2019.
• "What are the benefits of commercial space?," By Nathan Strout, C4ISRNET, Jun 7, 2019.
• "Experts Warn Space Force Rhetoric Risks Backfiring," Breaking Defense, May 28, 2019.
• "Mission Shakti: No Surprise in India's ASAT, Satellite Killer Test: Victoria Samson," NDTV, Apr 30, 2019.
• "Space Force: Out of This World or The Future of Global Engagement?," What in the World?, Apr 16, 2019.
• "Commanding Space: The Story Behind the Space Force," CSIS Aerospace Security Project, Apr 11, 2019.
• "The chicken-and-egg debate about new threats in space," C4ISRNet, Apr 8, 2019.
• "New studies provide fresh insights into the escalating space arms race," SpaceNews, Apr 4, 2019.
• "Is space the next military battleground?," The Stream, Al Jazeera English, Mar 26, 2019.
• "Is the US Military Spending More on Space than NASA?," OZY, Jan 25, 2019.
• "Increasingly Crowded Space Seen Stretching US SSA Capabilities, Policy," Communications Daily, Oct 11, 2018. (paywall)
• "– Norge kan bli dratt inn i en stjernekrig," En rekke anerkjente forskere mener to nye norske satellitter for nordområdene kan bli angrepet av Russland og Kina. Etterretningstjenesten frykter stormaktskrig i verdensrommet., NRK Finnmark, Oct 1, 2018.
• "Space as a War Domain," The threats looming in orbit, and the tech needed to thwart them., GovernmentCIO Media, Sep 10, 2018. by Amanda Ziadeh
• "Two special cases: space systems and cyber deterrence.," Two panels addressed special challenges: securing space systems against cyberattack, and building an effective regime of cyber deterrence., The CyberWire, Sep 6, 2018.
• "The Pentagon Has a Plan to Arm Satellites With Lasers to Shoot Down Missiles. It’s Insane.," David Axe, The Daily Beast, Aug 20, 2018.
• "A Behind the Scenes Look at Space Threats," CSIS Aerospace Security Podcast, Jun 1, 2018.
• "Doug Lamborn advances “space as a true war-fighting domain” in annual U.S. military blueprint – and Donald Trump may be an ally," The Denver Post, May 14, 2018.
• "U.S. MIA from U.N. Space Security Meeting," Politico Space, May 11, 2018.
• "Space Situational Awareness in the Era of Megaconstellations," Via Satellite, May 7, 2018.
• "Understanding the players, tactics for a possible war in space," C4ISRNET, Apr 18, 2018.
• "Preventing Space Pollution," Experts Affiliated with U.N. Are Pushing to Establish Best Practices, Aerospace America, Apr 17, 2018.
• "Analysts: Space weapons proliferating, there is more congestion and competition," Space News, Apr 11, 2018.
• "A new target for hackers? Satellites," Defense News, Apr 11, 2018.
• "The sneaky ways China and Russia could threaten US satellites," C4ISRNET, Apr 11, 2018.
• "The sneaky ways China and Russia could threaten US satellites (1)," Defense News, Apr 11, 2018.
• "Space situational awareness experts urge Russia to join orbital neighborhood watch," SpaceNews, Mar 16, 2018.
• "ERAU Hosts Fourth Annual Space Traffic Management Conference," By Michael Weinhoffer, The Avion Newspaper, Jan 21, 2018.
• "Satellite Traffic Management Efforts Stalled by Government, Industry Lack of Transparency," By Peter B. de Selding, Space Intel Report, Jan 19, 2018.
• "Is China Edging Ahead in the Race to Rule Space?," Peter J. Brown, Asia Times,, Dec 4, 2017.
• "BRICS Summit: Members Strengthen Space Cooperation," CGTN.com, Oct 18, 2017.
• "UN Security Council Passes North Korean Sanctions," CTV News, Aug 8, 2017.
• "Pentagon 'Space Corps' Plan Leaves Earth Science in the Dust," Eric Niiler, Wired, Jun. 28, 2017.
• "Victoria Samson Talks Future of Global Cooperation on Space Travel," Interview by Rachelle Akuffo, CGTN America, Jun. 1, 2017.
• "Mysterious US Drone Back On Earth After 2 Years In Space," NDTV, Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2017.
• "Commentary on X-37B Landing," 1:34:40-1:41:00, BBC Radio 5 Live, Up All Night with Rhod Sharp, May 9, 2017.
• "International Discourse, New Space Actors, and the Space Symposium," SpaceWatch Middle East, May 1, 2017.
• "Interruptor Series, No. 41: Victoria Samson," Foreign Policy Interrupted, Feb. 23, 2017.
• "Secure World Foundation’s Weeden and Samson on Space Policy, Potential Threats," Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory, Defense & Aerospace Report, Apr. 4, 2017.
• "Addressing the Spectrum Traffic Jam at WSBR Expert Panel," By Kendall Russell, SatelliteToday.com, Feb 14, 2017.
• "The Heat: Tiangong-2 and China's Space Exploration," CCTV-America, Sep 16, 2016.
• "Space Standoff: The next Cold War is already playing out right above our heads," Digital Trends, Jul 30, 2016.
• "Russia Wants to Ban Space Weapons, But Could End Up Creating More Problems Than It Solves,"" Vice News, Dec 14, 2015.
• "New Draft of Space Code Seen as Stronger," Arms Control Association, January 2014
• "Landmark' Space Policy Shift As China, Others Agree to Space Code of Conduct Talks," Breaking Defense, Jul 23, 2013.
• "Sustainability in Outer Space," given on Access Utah, May 25, 2012.
• "Guest on AM 850 "Focus.,"" to discuss space security, Feb 9, 2012.
• "Space Increasingly Congested With Junk," NPR All Things Considered, May 29, 2010.
• "Mystery Space Plane; Burning Oil Rig Sinks; "Join Us, Don't Fight Us"; Eye On Porn, Not Economy; Talking About Bad Girls," CNN Situation Room, April 23, 2010
• "Obama's New Space Exploration Plan Includes Major Role for Private Firms," Democracy Now!, Apr 16, 2010.