Teachers : Lise Dubois and Guillaume Schlumberger
Contact: lise.dubois@univ-lyon3.fr
Presentation
The aim of this course 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 were both signs of the increased militarization of space, which can no longer be seen solely as a reflection of terrestrial conflicts. At the beginning of 2025, President Trump announced a project for missile defense of the American territory, based mainly in space (Golden Dome), which will profoundly alter the terms of strategic and technological competition in this environment if it is effectively implemented. 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.
Lise Dubois (PhD student, Lyon 3) and Guillaume Schlumberger (French Ministry of Defence)
3 ECTS, 6 sessions of 2h
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