The VCDNP presents a new brief by Research Fellow Louis Reitmann that provides suggestions for measures and language to support the early pursuit of substantive outcomes in the Open-Ended Working Group on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space in All its Aspects. These suggestions are informed by the Space Norms Atlas, a comprehensive review of norms discussed in PAROS processes since 2012.
The suggestions in the brief focus on key issues on the agenda for the OEWG’s third session from 6 to 10 July 2026: destructive activities in space, rendezvous and proximity operations, self-restraint, and the protection of civilian space-based services.
Delegations are invited to discuss and build on these ideas, without prejudice to other substantive input into the OEWG, and to consider their adoption into the OEWG’s recommendations, UN General Assembly resolutions, declarations at senior government level, or into an international agreement. The brief also links to other resources to support delegations in crafting effective language that benefits from existing texts.
The VCDNP will present this brief at a side event during the third session of the OEWG on PAROS on 7 July 2026 in Geneva.
