Meta-geopolitics of outer space An analysis of space power, security and governance /

Al-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical powe...

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Main Authors: Al-Rodhan, Nayef R.F
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: St Antony's series
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137016652
Summary: Al-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical power considerations to cover seven state capacities.
'Traditional works of geopolitics have stopped at the atmosphere's edge, grounded in geography, economics and demographics. Nayef Al-Rodhan has expanded classical geopolitical considerations to include societal, health and the environment. In this book, he elevates geopolitics into space. The result is an analysis that challenges our assumptions about power and space power.' - Michael Krepon, Co-founder of the Stimson Center, Washington, USA 'A welcome 'outside of the box' analysis of outer space, geopolitics and the foundations of space power.' - Theresa Hitchens, Director of the United Nat
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230314450.
Carrier Form: 288 p. : 1 b&w, ill., 7.
ISBN: 9780230314450
9781137016652 :
1137016655 :
CLC: D871.22
Contents: Space Power: An Introduction Space Power and Meta-Geopolitics Space Technology and Meta-Geopolitics Space Security and Meta-Geopolitics Space Power and Applied Meta-Geopolitics Space Governance and Meta-Geopolitics.