Contributor(s): Professor Chris Alden, Dr Dimitrios Stroikos | Chris Alden and Dimitrios Stroikos explore the complexities around the international politics of space, addressing topics such as: the challenges underpinning the international politics of space, state and non-state engagement in space activities. They ask how can we prevent the outbreak of conflict in space? And why do countries want to join the space race? Finally, they consider the role of science in current space activities and the role of cooperation and competition in space.  

This film is also featured in the Research for the World article, Why does India want to be a space power? Chandrayaan-3 and the politics of India’s space programme