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Global Space Governance from Regional Perspectives

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  • What are the regional cooperative regimes, intra-regional regimes, and inter-regional space governance initiatives?

  • What are the prospects for regional space programs and agencies in the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America?

  • Are the regional space governance mechanisms complementary to global space governance?

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  1. Institute and Centre of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ram S. Jakhu (Director)

  2. International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), Arlington, VA, USA

    Joseph N. Pelton (Executive Board)

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  1. Institute and Centre of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Ram S. Jakhu

  2. International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Joseph N. Pelton

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Jakhu, R.S., Pelton, J.N. (2017). Global Space Governance from Regional Perspectives. In: Jakhu, R., Pelton, J. (eds) Global Space Governance: An International Study. Space and Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54364-2_3

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