‘An impressive and comprehensive study which makes a significant contribution to spacepower theory and will undoubtedly take its place on the essential reading lists of universities and defence academies around the world… it is required reading for any student of International Relations or Strategic Studies. Hays, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University The largest contribution to space power thought in a generation, Bowen’s seminal ideas are destined to inform wide audiences and guide our way ahead as space becomes increasingly contested and the USA stands up its Space Force.” “ War in Space delivers groundbreaking insights using traditional continental sea power theory as a template for strengthening space power theory. The book’s larger themes were discussed by Tom Stevenson in the London Review of Books. War in Space is listed on the US Space Force’s National Security Space Institute’s Space Professional Reading List 2022. This book is featured on the RAF Chief of the Air Staff Reading List, 2020-21 Watch the book launch event held on 7th July 2020 with the University of Leicester here. Order now from Edinburgh University Press directly or your favourite book seller. War in Space is currently available in paperback, hardback, ePub, and eBook formats. You can download the introduction chapter for free from the Edinburgh University Press website, under the ‘resources’ tab. Rooted in the classical military works of Clausewitz, Mahan and Castex, to name a few, Bowen puts forward new principles for strategic thought about space that explain the pervasive and inescapable influence of spacepower on strategy and the changing military balance of the 21st century. Only strategic theory can explore the decisiveness and effects of war in space on grand strategy and international relations.īleddyn Bowen applies the wisdom of military strategy to outer space and presents a compelling new vision of Earth’s orbit as a coastline, rather than an open ocean or an extension of airspace as many have assumed. As satellites have become essential for modern warfare, strategists are asking whether the next major war will begin or be decided in outer space. The spectre of space warfare stalks the major powers as outer space increasingly defines geopolitical and military competition. War in Space presents a theory of spacepower and considers the implications of space technology on strategy and international relations. Published by Edinburgh University Press, June 2020
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