Regions
Topics
Blogs
More
The Diplomat
Asia Geopolitics

Space Security and Geopolitical Competition in the Asia-Pacific

Recent Features

J-36: Assessing China’s New Generation Combat Aircraft
Security

J-36: Assessing China’s New Generation Combat Aircraft

Competing Visions: Gwadar and Chabahar in Regional and Global Rivalries 
Security

Competing Visions: Gwadar and Chabahar in Regional and Global Rivalries 

On Great Nicobar: 20 Christmases After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Society

On Great Nicobar: 20 Christmases After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Space Oddity: At 70, is the Baikonur Cosmodrome Nearing Retirement?
Security

Space Oddity: At 70, is the Baikonur Cosmodrome Nearing Retirement?

Nepal’s Mountain Communities Contemplate the End of ‘Himalayan Gold’
Environment

Nepal’s Mountain Communities Contemplate the End of ‘Himalayan Gold’

Missing in the Gray Zone? China’s Maritime Militia Forces Around Taiwan
Security

Missing in the Gray Zone? China’s Maritime Militia Forces Around Taiwan

Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan
Economy

Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan

Securitization of China in US Governors’ Rhetoric Since 2022
Politics

Securitization of China in US Governors’ Rhetoric Since 2022

11 Indian Workers’ Deaths in Georgia Highlight Lack of Safeguards for Migrant Rights
Society

11 Indian Workers’ Deaths in Georgia Highlight Lack of Safeguards for Migrant Rights

US Governors and State Legislators’ Shifting Approaches Toward China Since 2022
Diplomacy

US Governors and State Legislators’ Shifting Approaches Toward China Since 2022

Why Are the Sindhis Protesting in Pakistan?
Environment

Why Are the Sindhis Protesting in Pakistan?

Don’t Speak Chinese: Stigma and Fear in Cambodia’s Chinese Community
Society

Don’t Speak Chinese: Stigma and Fear in Cambodia’s Chinese Community

Asia Geopolitics | Risk Intelligence | Security | East Asia | South Asia

Space Security and Geopolitical Competition in the Asia-Pacific

Between the proliferation of counterspace capabilities and intensifying geopolitical competition, space is a critical domain for Asian powers.

By Ankit Panda
September 03, 2020
Space Security and Geopolitical Competition in the Asia-Pacific
Credit: CC0 image via Pixabay

The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) speaks to Brian Weeden, the director of program planning for Secure World Foundation, about counterspace capabilities and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific.

Click the play button to the right to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast on iTunes here; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe on Google Play here, or on Spotify here.

If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes and TuneIn. You can contact the host, Ankit Panda, here.

Dreaming of a career in the Asia-Pacific?
Try The Diplomat's jobs board.
Find your Asia-Pacific job