About the Project
Acknowledgements
The development of the first edition of the Lexicon for Outer Space Security was generously supported by the Government of the Republic of Korea. The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) would like to thank all those who contributed to this Lexicon. Laetitia Cesari, Anuradha Damale-Day, Sarah Erickson, Xavier Pasco, Daniel Porras, Rajeswari Rajagopalan, James Revill, Sami Shihadeh, Cassandra Steer, Dmitry Stefanovich and Guoyu Wang provided instrumental expert contributions. The editors would also like to acknowledge Phillippa Biggs, Veronique Glaude, Niklas Hedman, Michael Spies, Alexandre Vallet, and Wen Zhou for their critical feedback. The editors also thank Peter Martinez, Brian Weeden, and Christopher Johnson from Secure World Foundation for their invaluable advice and assistance, as well as Hellmut Lagos Koller for his support of this project.
About UNIDIR
UNIDIR is a voluntarily funded, autonomous institute within the United Nations. One of the few policy institutes worldwide focusing on disarmament, UNIDIR generates knowledge and promotes dialogue and action on disarmament and security. Based in Geneva, UNIDIR assists the international community to develop the practical, innovative ideas needed to find solutions to critical security problems.
About Secure World Foundation
Secure World Foundation is a private operating foundation dedicated to the secure and sustainable use of space for the benefit of Earth and all its peoples. It works with governments, industry, international organizations, and civil society to develop and promote ideas and action to achieve the secure, sustainable, and peaceful uses of outer space.
Note
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in the publication are the sole responsibility of the individual authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the United Nations, UNIDIR, its staff members or sponsors.
Citation
Almudena Azcárate Ortega & Victoria Samson (Eds.) 2023, “A Lexicon for Outer Space Security”, UNIDIR, Geneva. https://doi.org/10.37559/WMD/23/Space/05.
A Lexicon for Outer Space Security
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