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February 22, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and the Economist. [Editor's Note: In the original version of this podcast, CFR.org Editor Michael Moran mischaracterized China's use of a missile to destroy one of its own satellites in January, 2007].
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February 21, 2008
| Authors: | Charles D. Ferguson, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology Bruce W. MacDonald |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Charles D. Ferguson and Bruce W. MacDonald argue that by demonstrating its anti-satellite capability, the U.S. “was stepping briefly across a dangerous threshold, undercutting American and international criticism of China and threatening an arms race in space.”
See more in United States, China, National Security and Defense
October 15, 2007
| Speaker: | Matthew Brzezinski, Author, "Red Moon Rising: Sputnik And The Hidden Rivalries That Ignited The Space Age" And Former Moscow Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal |
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| Presider: | Garrick Utley, President, The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute, The State University Of New York |
Transcript
The panelists will discuss the October 4, 1957 launching of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik, its impact on the Cold War, and its role in propelling the Information Age.
See more in Russian Fed., Health, Science, and Technology, Technology and Foreign Policy
October 15, 2007
| Speakers: | Matthew Brzezinski, Author, Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age; Former Moscow Correspondent, Wall Street Journal Roger Launius, Member, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; Former Chief Historian, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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| Presider: | Garrick Utley, President, Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute, SUNY |
Video
Matthew Brzezinski, an author and former Wall Street Journal Moscow correspondent, and Roger D. Lanius, a space historian at the Smithsonian Institute, discuss the legacy of Sputnik fifty years after the Soviet satellite’s launch.
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February 22, 2007
| Author: | Carin Zissis |
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Backgrounder
China's anti-satellite test in January drew international condemnation but also piqued interest in some quarters about instituting a space weapons ban.
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October 12, 2006
Essential Documents
White Paper
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August 31, 2006
Essential Documents
National Strategy
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October 7, 2004
| Author: | Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
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January 22, 2004
| Author: | Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
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