Posts with Tag: Outer Space

Launch Event: The Space Norms Atlas

27 March 2026 • 
VCDNP Research Fellow Louis Reitmann presented a new data-driven resource that supports States in developing rules and norms for space security during a launch event at the UN in Geneva.
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The Space Norms Atlas: Mapping Emerging Standards for Space Security

23 March 2026 • 
The Space Norms Atlas provides an overview of 150 emerging norms for space security, based on 1,200 data points from 13 years of UN processes on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. It supports States in developing international instruments to preserve stability and prevent escalation in space.
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Workshop Highlights the Evolving Role of HCoC for Global Security

12 March 2026 • 
The VCDNP, the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the Permanent Mission of Uruguay, and the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique hosted a workshop on the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC) and its role within the international arms control and non-proliferation architecture.
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Connecting the Dots: Industry, Space Defence, and Multilateral Space Security

9 February 2026 • 
The VCDNP and the European External Action Service (EEAS) organised a panel discussion at the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels to highlight the important contributions that space industry and defence actors can make to UN processes for stability and security in space.
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Unlocking Progress on PAROS: Innovative Proposals Towards a Global Space Security Regime

29 October 2025 • 
The VCDNP and the United Kingdom shared innovative, actionable ideas for enabling progress on space security during a side event at the UN General Assembly First Committee meeting in New York.
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The Next Chapter in PAROS: Taking Action to Protect the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

8 October 2025 • 
The VCDNP convened officials, diplomats, experts, and space industry in Geneva for a workshop to identify avenues and next steps for space threat reduction, in collaboration with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).
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Launch Event: The History of PAROS & A Results-Oriented and Form-Flexible Approach to PAROS

8 September 2025 • 
The VCDNP presented its inaugural publications on space security at an online event, featuring presentations by Research Fellow Louis Reitmann and a panel discussion with leading governmental and non-governmental experts on the prevention of an arms race in outer space.
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The History of PAROS & A Results-Oriented and Form-Flexible Approach to PAROS

In two papers, Research Fellow Louis Reitmann provides a summary of multilateral processes for PAROS since 1978 and proposes a results-oriented and form-flexible approach to boost space threat reduction.
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