“WAR AND PEACE IN OUTER SPACE”: BOOK LAUNCH AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (SWF et al), Mar 23, 2021, virtual, 6:00 pm ET

The Secure World Foundation, the Australian National University (ANU)’s Centre for International and Public Law, Harvard University’s Department of the History of Science, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Centre for Ethics and the Rule of Law will hold a webinar on March 23, 2021 at 6:00 pm ET where a new book will be discussed by a panel of experts.

The book is War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy and Ethics (Oxford University Press), edited by Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch.  It features a foreword by Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson, U.S. Space Force.

Participants in the roundtable discussion are:

Air Commodore Philip Gordon, Director General Air Defence and Space, Royal Australian Air Force

Matthew Hersch, Harvard University

Victoria Samson, Secure World Foundation

Cassandra Steer, ANU College of Law

More information is on the event’s website.

Note from the sponsors: Due to the recent shift to Daylight Savings Time in the United States, this event will now start at 6pm ET [instead of 5:00 pm ET] in order to maximize accessibility for our Australian colleagues. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this change in start time. A video recording will be made available following the event.