Deganit Paikowsky

Tel Aviv University | TAU · Department of Political Science

The present paper reviews the main cyber events of 2016 from the perspective of governments. It outlines and analyzes key identifiable trends in cyber activities and policies worldwide such as the establishment of special national cyber strategies, enhancing research and development efforts, and strengthening international cyber collaborations and...

The present report reviews the main space events of 2016, and analyzes key trends in the space activity of states, in relation to matters such as industrial and technological development, space research, and collaborations. The report also lists the main events by several individual states which are the main space-faring nations as of today.

Celestial bodies like the Moon and asteroids contain materials and precious metals, which are valuable for human activity on Earth and beyond. Space mining has been mainly relegated to the realm of science fiction, and was not treated seriously by the international community. The private industry is starting to assemble towards space mining, and su...

Why do nation states choose to develop national space programs? How can they justify national efforts to acquire capabilities by arguing for membership of the space club? This book provides a unique perspective of the past, current and future of space exploration and technological development in world politics. A country that sees itself as a power...

Israel’s space programme both provides tangible capabilities to deal with security threats and projects a message of national might.

The present report reviews the main space events of 2016, and analyzes key trends in the space activity of states, in relation to matters such as industrial and technological development, space research, and collaborations. The report also lists the main events by several individual states which are the main space-faring nations as of today. The to...

Traditionally, the ecosystem of space was controlled by national activity and was a state-only playground. In the past several years, we have witnessed dramatic changes in global space activity toward greater involvement by the private sector. These changes come together under the overarching expression, "New Space." New Space is drawing considerab...

This report reviews the principal events of 2015 in the field of space, and analyzes the major trends that can be identified in the space activities of governments. Such areas as cooperation in space activity, space security, space exploration and research, technological development and more are addressed. In addition, the principal occurrences in...

This article addresses the principal events of 2014 in the field of space activities, and extrapolates from them the primary trends that can be identified in governmental space activities. In 2014, global space activities centered on two vectors. The first was geopolitical, and the second relates to the matrix between increasing commercial space ac...

Israel has a 30-year tradition of space activity developing, operating, and launching satellites into space. As a small country, Israel enhances its power through space in ways otherwise not possible. This opportunity is accompanied by significant challenges, especially in maintaining the qualitative gap and preserving Israel's position at the fore...

This report surveys the principal space events of 2013 and analyzes the central trends that can be discerned in government space activities in nations around the world. The article refers to cooperation between countries, to trends in space security, and reviews the space policies and activities of the leading nations as well as emerging ones. The...

To commemorate the centennial of the Proceedings of the IEEE, several authors from diverse areas of expertise examine space exploration from its beginnings in the middle of the last century and look onward to half a century in the future. Beginning by examining the reasons why the two 20th century superpowers believed that space exploration was an...

This article outlines and analyzes the developments of the Indian space program, which is heading towards national security space systems, and does so from an Israeli perspective, focusing on the implications for the Asian region. The first section outlines the Israeli-Indian relationship, including the impetus for collaboration, and stresses the e...

This paper aims to note the primary trends in space policy in the period from June 2009 to June 2010, a busy year for space activities worldwide. Many nations entered the process of reevaluating their space programmes and future policies; governments. space spending reached about a third (86.17 billion dollars) of the global space market (261.61 bi...

In the last 25 years Israel developed highly advanced space industry and capable indigenous infrastructure of space technology. The special interconnections between the academia, the industry and different government agencies had a valuable influence on this successful process. This paper identifies and analyzes the characteristics of this partners...

This article seeks to illuminate the implications of a small state's entry into the realm of space for its national security by inquiring into the space policy of the State of Israel. Israel's technological infrastructure in space boosts Israel's technological advantage, thereby allowing it to enhance military capabilities, as well as contributing...