This book presents a comprehensive geopolitical analysis of European space activities. By studying outer space as a physical and socio-economic space as well as a military-diplomatic area, the author helps readers understand outer space as a geopolitical environment. The book also offers insights into the behavior and strategies of different actors, with a special focus on the European space strategy and the nature of the European space program and diplomacy.

Provides an analysis of the geopolitics of outer space Offers a better understanding of the European space strategy Studies outer space as a physical and socio-economic space as well as a military-diplomatic area

Autorentext

Bohumil Dobo is a scholar at the Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, and a coordinator of the Geopolitical Studies Research Centre. His main areas of expertise are neomedieval geopolitics, territoriality of non-state actors, and astropolitics.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Outer Space as a Physical Space.- Outer Space as a Military-Diplomatic Field.- Outer Space as a Socio-Economic Field.- The History of the European Space Program.- European Astropolitics.- Conclusion.-