June 2014
The peaceful use of space
... a broad range of stakeholders in the space arena. International co-operation Within the United Nations, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) is the primary body for promoting the peaceful use of space for economic, social and...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... guidelines. European Union proposal The COPUOS initiative did not focus on space security per se because COPUOS addresses the peaceful uses of outer space. Space security activities fall under the mandate of the Conference on Disarmament (CD), which...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... agree a series of guidelines to ensure the long-term sustainability of outer space activities was discussed by the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) between 2011 and 2018. Under the able chairmanship of South Africa’s Peter...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... policy has shifted to Vienna and the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) at the expense of explicit coverage of the security aspects of outer space use. This summer at its annual session, COPUOS was able to agree on an initial...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
...policymakers as they shape US space policy. Gabriel Swiney is the head of the US Delegation to the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS). He is one of the authors of the Artemis Accords and...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... a scientifically justified framework for planetary protection. Indeed, the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) noted, in its report in 2017, the long-standing role of COSPAR in maintaining a Planetary Protection...
