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Photo: Hajime Ishizeki via Getty Images

Photo: Hajime Ishizeki via Getty Images

From Earth to Uchū: The Evolution of Japan’s Space Security Policy and a Blueprint for Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Space Security Partnership

This report identifies actions that policymakers could take to strengthen the U.S.-Japan space security relationship to lead to material improvements in capabilities, more fielded systems, and a more highly trained and proficient workforce.

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Report by Kari A. Bingen and Makena Young — August 23, 2024

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Kari A. Bingen

Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
James Andrew Lewis

James Andrew Lewis

Senior Vice President; Pritzker Chair; and Director, Strategic Technologies Program
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Tom Karako

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project
Clayton Swope

Clayton Swope

Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
Benjamin Jensen

Benjamin Jensen

Senior Fellow, Futures Lab, International Security Program

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Weapons in Space: A Virtual Book Talk with Dr. Aaron Bateman

Please join CSIS for a livestreamed conversation with Dr. Aaron Bateman moderated by Kari A. Bingen to discuss Dr. Bateman’s recent book, Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Event — August 28, 2024

Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?

The first crewed Starliner mission to the space station was supposed to last for less than two weeks. To date, the mission has lasted over three months, with no end date yet set by NASA. Why is Starliner still in space?

Critical Questions by Clayton Swope — August 19, 2024

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Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?

An audio version of “Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Clayton Swope. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Clayton Swope — August 19, 2024

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A South-North Perspective on Space Policy

In this episode, Ryan C. Berg sits down with Laura Delgado López, a Visiting Fellow with the CSIS Americas Program to discuss the evolving and divergent space policies that can be found throughout Latin America

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg and Laura Delgado López — July 25, 2024

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