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As the EU Commission stated recently in an official communication, there is the growing perception of space as a “challenged” and together “challenging” place. “Space is becoming a more contested and challenged environment. New competitors – both public and private – are emerging around the world, partly spurred by the reduced costs of developing and launching satellites . Growing threats are also emerging in space: from space debris to cyber threats or the impact of space weather” (European Commission, 2016: 8).
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Paladini, S. (2019). Space Diplomacy: Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Issues. In: The New Frontiers of Space. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19941-8_6
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