Year 2024-2025 / Second Semester
Teachers : Lise Dubois and Guillaume Schlumberger
Schedule and dates
Thursday 6-8pm
Validation : 3 ECTS
The aim of this seminar is to introduce students to the strategic stakes of space. The space race, which originated in the Cold War, is now unfolding in a multipolar world, involving a growing number of state actors, as well as private players, as witnessed by the war in Ukraine. Russia’s anti-satellite launch in November 2021, and North Korea’s successful launch of a spy satellite in November 2023, are all signs of the increased militarization of space, which cannot be seen solely as a reflection of terrestrial conflicts. The aim of this course is to understand the specific mechanisms and stakes of these renewed political, military and economic competitions, their origins, the management of escalation risks and the role of Europe in this context.