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The Simons Foundation's Space and Cyber Security programme has been closed.  Information on previous activities and related material can be found in the Resources section of this website and at the links below.


 

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Outer Space Security Conference Series at the United Nations in Geneva

In 2002, The Simons Foundation and Project Ploughshares, in partnership with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (now Global Affairs Canada), initiated what has become the Outer Space Security Conference Series organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The Simons Foundation continued to partner with UNIDIR and fund the Outer Space Security Conferences held to inform the UN Conference on Disarmament on the issue of space security, the peaceful uses of outer space and the prevention of an arms race in outer space until our Space and Cyber Security programme was closed in 2020.
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Space Security Index 2019

Space Security Index 2019 is the 16th annual report on developments related to safety, sustainability, and security in outer space. It is part of the broader Space Security Index (SSI) project, which aims to improve transparency on space activities and provide a common, comprehensive, objective knowledge base to support the development of dialogue and policies that contribute to the governance of outer space as a shared global commons. Inside this report, you will find contextual information and annual updates on 17 indicators of space security, organized under four broad themes. This arrangement is intended to reflect the increasing interdependence, mutual vulnerabilities, and synergies of outer space activities.
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Space Security Index 2019

November 12, 2019

Space Security Index 2019 is the 16th annual report on developments related to safety, sustainability, and security in outer space. It is part of the broader Space Security Index (SSI) project, which aims to improve transparency on space activities and provide a common, comprehensive, objective knowledge base to support the development of dialogue and policies that contribute to the governance of outer space as a shared global commons. Inside this report, you will find contextual information and annual updates on 17 indicators of space security, organized under four broad themes. This arrangement is intended to reflect the increasing interdependence, mutual vulnerabilities, and synergies of outer space activities. 

Space Security Index 2019
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“Star Wars: Coming soon to a space near you – the diplomatic alternative”

"Will Outer Space become a new frontier for international conflict? Or can it remain a global commons? As states dither, this question may soon be taken over by other actors."  Visit the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa at the following link for analysis by Paul Meyer, The Simons Foundation's Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security.
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"Star Wars: Coming soon to a space near you – the diplomatic alternative"

October 3, 2019

Analysis by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security
The Simons Foundation Canada
Published by the Centre for International Policy Studies, University of Ottawa
October 3, 2019
 

"Star Wars: Coming soon to a space near you – the diplomatic alternative"
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“Supporting Diplomacy: Clearing the Path for Dialogue” - 2019 UNIDIR Space Security Conference Report

August 12, 2019

“Supporting Diplomacy: Clearing the Path for Dialogue”
2019 UNIDIR Space Security Conference Report
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
28–29 May 2019

UNIDIR space security report 2019.pdf
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2019 UNIDIR Space Security Conference Report - “Supporting Diplomacy: Clearing the Path for Dialogue”

The 2019 UNIDIR Space Security Conference, "Supporting Diplomacy: Clearing the Path for Dialogue", was held on 28–29 May 2019 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and brought together experts and diplomats from around the world to examine some of the technical and policy questions impacting multilateral dialogues on space security and to seek possible paths forward towards stability in space. See the following link for the complete Conference Report.
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“Face to Face: Should space be weaponized?”

Visit Legion Magazine at the link below for this debate where Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation, presents the argument that space should not be weaponized and David J. Bercuson offers his opinion that it should.
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“Face to Face: Should space be weaponized?”

July 2, 2019

Arguments presented by Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation,
and David J. Bercuson.
Published by Legion Magazine
July 2, 2019
 

“Face to Face: Should space be weaponized?”
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“Next Steps for Multilateral Dialogue”

See the link below for this presentation made by Paul Meyer, The Simons Foundation's Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security, at the 2019 Space Security Conference hosted by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on May 28-29, 2019.
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