Secure World Foundation and the Embassy of Canada sponsor "Reaching Out: A New Approach to Security in Space"

On January 8 from 10AM to noon EST, the Secure World Foundation and the Embassy of Canada will co-sponsor a panel discussion based on work done to support the Space Security Index. The discussion, called “Reaching Out: A New Approach to Security in Space,” is intended to offer a new vision of security in space, and explore opportunities to achieve it. The event will take place at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC.

The Space Security Index is the only annual, comprehensive and integrated report on trends and activities in outer space and their impact on space security, defined as secure and sustainable access to and use of space, and freedom from space-based threats. The purpose of the Space Security Index is to improve transparency on space activities and support policy development to ensure secure access for all. It also facilitates dialogue on space security challenges and potential responses. It has become an indispensable tool for debate and decision making among stakeholders and policy-makers.

The Space Security Index is produced by a research consortium that includes Project Ploughshares, Secure World Foundation, the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, the Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Research at the University of British Columbia and the Space Generation Foundation. It is financially supported by the Government of Canada, the Ploughshares Fund, Secure World Foundation and The Simons Foundation.