Space and Cyber Security

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The Simons Foundation's Space and Cyber Security programme has been closed.  Information on previous activities and related material can be found in the Resources section of this website and at the links below.


 

Space and Cyber Security Content

Conference convened by The Simons Foundation at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada, on May 24, 2018, to consider the current state of the international cyber security policy discussion and its implications for conflict or peace in the vital, if vulnerable environment of cyberspace.
This conference was convened by The Simons Foundation at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada, on May 24, 2018, to consider the current state of the international cyber security policy discussion and its implications for conflict or peace in the vital, if vulnerable environment of cyberspace.

Commentary by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space Security
The Simons Foundation
Published by The Hill Times (subscription required)
June 14, 2018
 

The 2018 Space Security Conference: "Space Security: The Next Chapter" was held May 7-8, 2018 at UNIDIR in Geneva to examine the existing framework for space governance to identify what aspects remain relevant to the emerging order in outer space, as well as what elements might be updated, in order to explore how the international community can start a new chapter of space security dialogue.

Remarks by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space Security
The Simons Foundation
Space Security: the Next Chapter Conference
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Geneva, Switzerland 
May 7-8, 2018
 

A US proposal to establish a new branch of its armed forces is challenging traditional approaches to space security. Visit Jane’s Intelligence Review for an examination of the implications for diplomatic efforts to prevent an arms race in space from Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security at The Simons Foundation.
The Government of Canada’s 2010 Cyber Security Strategy signaled that it would develop a cyber foreign policy but one has not been produced. In contrast, Australia has released a major cyber foreign policy document and outlined its diplomatic strategy for advancing its aims. Visit OpenCanada.org at the link below for commentary on this situation by Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow in Space Security, and his suggestion that Canada should follow Australia's lead in this vital realm of global policy.

Commentary by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space Security, The Simons Foundation
Published by OpenCanada.org
January 4, 2018

 

Visit The Hill Times at the following link for a critical comparison of Canadian and Australian approaches to developing national cyber security strategies from Paul Meyer, The Simons Foundation’s Senior Fellow in Space Security.