Staff Presentations, Publications and Interviews

Below is a list of presentations delivered by the staff of Secure World Foundation on its behalf. For more information about our staff, please visit our Staff page.

Dr. Ray Williamson

• "From Reality 2010 to Future Vision 2020," July 2010
• "Exchange of Views Statement, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space," June 2010
• "Exchange of Views Statement, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space," February 2010
• "Workshop on a Near-Earth Object Information, Warning, and Analysis Network," Mexico City, February 18-20, 2010.
• "NEO IAWN Workshop Summary," Mexico City, February 15, 2010.
• "The role of space-related non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in capacity building," Advances in Space Research, Volume 45, Issue 3, February 1, 2010. With Agnieszka Lukaszczyk.  
• "Space Policy Essentials: The Need for Consistent Elements and Clear Goals," presented at CRECTEALC Space Policy in Latin-America and the Caribbean: Looking to the Future workshop in Mexico City, November 3-5, 2009.
• "Towards Greater Security in Outer Space: Some Recommendations," report on L’Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) workshop held in Paris, France from June 18-19, 2009. With Agnieszka Lukaszczyk and Laurence Nardon. 
• "Earth Observations and Human and Environmental Security: Opportunities and Challenges," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. 
• "Report on the Status of Progress Towards the Long-Term Sustainability of Space Activities," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. With B. Weeden, K. Suzuki, N. Peter, B. Baseley-Walker, and A. Lukaszczyk. 
• "Remote Sensing Capacity Building and the United Nations," Imaging Notes, Volume 24, Numer 3, Summer 2009. 
• "Space Debris Positional Data Needed Commercially," Imaging Notes, Spring 2009. 
• "Exchange of Views Statement," United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, June 2009.
• "Some Thoughts on Space Policy," presentation to Space Roundtable at McGill University, May 2009.
• "Safeguarding the space environment," presented at the 7th International Academy of Astronautics Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation in Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2009. With Agnieszka Lukaszczyk.
• "The Challenge of Meeting Human Security Needs," Imaging Notes, Volume 24, Number 1, Winter 2009.
• "Building Appropriate Institutions to Support the Use of Earth Observations for Human Security," presented at the UN/ESA/Kenya Workshop on Climate Change, November 28-December 5, 2008. With Agnieszka Lukaszczyk.
• "The Game Continues to Change...and Ever More Quickly," Imaging Notes, Volume 23, Number 3, Fall 2008.
• "Approaches to Achieving a Secure and Sustainable Space Environment," presented at Prospects for a Cooperative Security Regime in Outer Space, jointly hosted by the Global Security Institute, UNIDIR and the Secure World Foundation, United Nations, October 20, 2008.
• "Space Traffic Management," presented to the Space Generation Advisory Council on 2007 International Space University team project, July 31, 2008. With Ben Baseley-Walker.
• "Minding the (Space) Environment," Imaging Notes, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2008.
• "Achieving a Sustainable Space Environment," UNIDIR Conference Report, March 31-April 1, 2008. With Cynda Collins Arsenault.
• "Missile Intercept Of U.S. Satellite Highlights Space Policy Issues," SpaceDaily, February 21, 2008.
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James D. Rendleman, Colonel, USAF (Ret.), Deputy Director

• "A strategy for space assurance," National Space Strategy Project, February 2010, and Astropolitics, August 2010 (awaiting publication)
• "Lawful responses to attacks on space systems," Space and Defense, April 2010
• "Ten Common Sense Rules for Space Acquisition," High Frontier, November 2009, co-author
• "Lawful responses to attacks on spacecraft and support systems," International Astronautical Congress and International Institute of Space Law Colloquium, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, October 2009
• "Why Responsive Space?," AIAA Space 2009, Pasadena, CA, September 2009
• "Why SmallSats?," AIAA Space 2009, Pasadena, CA, September 2009
• "21st Century Space Assurance," High Frontier, February 2009
• "Operationally Responsive Space C2 Options," AIAA Space 2008, San Diego, CA, September 2008, co-author
• "International Military Space Cooperation," 2001 Fisher Institute-RAND conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 2001
• "National Disclosure Policy Impacts on Coalition TMD Systems," 1998 Multinational Theater Missile Defense Conference, Monterey, CA, June 1998
• Air Force Space & Missile Technology Area Plan, 1990

Victoria Samson

• "India's Missile Defense/Anti-satellite Nexus," published in The Space Review, May 10, 2010.
• "Red Lines' vs. Norms: Two Different Attempts to Achieve Space Security," Negotiating The Space Security Conference, April 7, 1020.
• American Missile Defense: A Guide to the Issues (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues), Praeger, March 23, 2010. 
• "Space Security Programs of Interest in the FY 2011 Department of Defense Budget Proposal," March 23, 2010. With Samuel Black of The Stimson Center. 
• "Why the U.S. Needs to Reach Out in Space," Space News, February 15, 2010. With Ben Baseley-Walker. 
• "Making a Mark in Space: An Analysis of Obama's Options for a New U.S. Space Policy," Arms Control Today, October 2009.  
• "Space Security Programs of Interest in the FY 2010 Department of Defense Budget Proposal," August 3, 2009. With Samuel Black of The Stimson Center.
• "Space Trash is No Joke," Asheville Citizen-Times, May 27, 2009.
• "The politics of space security: strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests. By James Clay Moltz," book review for International Affairs, 85: 3, 2009.
• Space debris – a growing concern, Nieman Watchdog, May 6, 2009.
• "North Korea's Launch," April 13, 2009.

Brian Weeden

• "Transforming Joint Air Power", Joint Air Power Competence Center, Journal 10 Edition 11 (Summer 2010), pp. 14-17.
• "Dealing with Galaxy 15: Zombiesats and On-Orbit Servicing," The Space Review, May 24, 2010.
• "Space Weapons from a Technical Perspective," presented at the UNIDIR Space Security Conference 2010, March 29-30, 2010.
• "X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Fact Sheet," presented by Secure World Foundation. Updated 12 May, 2010.
• "Active Debris Removal: An Opportunity for Leadership and Cooperation," presented at the DARPA International Active Debris Removal Conference, December 8-10, 2009.
• "Analysis of the Technical Feasibility of Building an International Civil Space Situational Awareness System," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. Paper can be read here.
• "Report on the Status of Progress Towards the Long-Term Sustainability of Space Activities," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. With R. Williamson, K. Suzuki, N. Peter, B. Baseley-Walker, and A. Lukaszczyk. 
• "The Security Implications of Missile Defense," The Space Review, September 28, 2009. 
• "The Physics of Space Weapons," presented at ISU 2009 Space and Security Theme Day, July 29, 2009. 
• "The Numbers Game," The Space Review, July 13, 2009. 
• "International Space Safety Efforts," presented at Air Force Space Safety Council, Kikland AFB, New Mexico, June 17-19, 2009. 
• "International Civil SSA as a Complimentary Inititative," presented at the International Space Debris Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 7-9, 2009. 
• "The NEO Primer: A Tool for Collaboration, Communication, and Outreach," presented at the 1^st IAA Planetary Defense Conference, Granada, Spain, April 27-30, 2009. 
• "Alternatives to a space weapons treaty," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, April 17, 2009.
• "Space Architecture Choices and Physical Dependencies," presented at NDU Space Deterrence Workshop, April 13-14, 2009. 
• "Space Sustainability: To Preserve and Protect...," Satellite Magazine, March 2009.
• "A space launch vehicle by any other name...," The Space Review, March 9, 2009.
• "How to prevent another satellite collision," NewScientist blog, February 23, 2009.
• "Billiards in Space," The Space Review, February 23, 2009.
• "International Civil Space Situational Awareness," presented at the 46th Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, February 17, 2009.
• National Public Radio (NPR) interview, February 13, 2009. Click labeled "Listen Now."
• The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston, January 26, 2009.
• "The ongoing saga of DSP Flight 23," The Space Review, January 19, 2009 .
• "Protecting Space Assets Through Denial Deterrence," presented at Space Security and Defense Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 8-9, 2008.
• Book Reviews: "Space Weaponization: Aye or Nay?" Arms Control Today, Volume 38, Number 9, November 2008. Brian reviews Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense Through Space, edited by Paul G. Gillespie and Grant T. Walker, and The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests, by Dr. Clay Moltz.
• Speech at the Third Annual International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Conference, Rome, Italy, October 21-23, 2008.
• "China's BX-1 microsatellite: a litmus test for space weaponization," The Space Review, October 20, 2008.
• "The fallacy of space-based interceptors for boost-phase missile defense," The Space Review, September 15, 2008.
• "Space Surveillance and Situational Awareness," presented at Cornell Workshop on Space Security, August 19 - 20, 2008.
• "Space Security and Space Sustainability," poster presentation at Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Conference, September 16-19 2008.
• "Development of a Sun-Synchronous Zoning Architecture to Minimize Conjunctions," presented at UCS Summer Symposium, July 24-August 2, 2008.
• "Development of a Sun-Synchronous Zoning Architecture to Minimize Conjunctions," presented at SpaceOps 2008 Conference in Heidelberg, Germany, May 16, 2008. With Kevin Shortt.
• "How China 'Wins' a Potential Space War," China Security, Vol. 4 No. 1, February 2008, pp. 134-147.
• "What Makes Space Traffic Different", SPI, January 24, 2008.
• "The Elements of Space Traffic Management," Improving Our Vision II: Building Transparency and Cooperation, conference sponsored by World Security Insitute's Center for Defense Information, USAF Academy Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense, and the Secure World Foundation, October 25-26, 2007.
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Ben Baseley-Walker

• "Responsible launching: space security, technology, and emerging space states," The Space Review, March 29, 2010.  
• "Why the U.S. Needs to Reach Out in Space," Space News, February 15, 2010. With Victoria Samson. 
• "Use of Force, Self Defense and Space," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. 
• "Report on the Status of Progress Towards the Long-Term Sustainability of Space Activities," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. With R. Williamson, B. Weeden, K. Suzuki, N. Peter, and A. Lukaszczyk. 
• "Current Space Security Initiatives and Activities," presented at ISU 2009 Space and Security Theme Day, July 29, 2009.  
• "Space Security: An Overview," presented at full plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland, May 28, 2009. 
• "Some Technical and Legal Issues on the DPRK Launch," presentation for panel discussion at the Henry L. Stimson Center, May 18, 2009.  
• "Different Institutional Models For NEO Response," presented at "Near Earth Objects: Risks and Opportunities," University of Nebraska Lincoln, April 23, 2009.
• BBC Radio interview for Material World, April 23, 2009.
• The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston, January 26, 2009.
• “The ‘Paris Group’ and the Way forward,” presented at the IAA/ESPI/SWF Workshop "The Fair and Responsible Use of Space: an International Perspective," November 20-21, 2008.
• "Space Statement to the United Nations First Committee," Non-governmental (NGO) Presentation to the United Nations First Committee, October 27, 2008.
• "Space Traffic Management," presented to the Space Generation Advisory Council on 2007 International Space University team project, July 31, 2008. With Dr. Ray Williamson.

Leonard David

• "Space Debris: A Growing Challenge," Aerospace America, October 2009. 
• "Space Junk May Be Harming Earth's Atmosphere," Fox News, May 20, 2009. 
• "Research Paper Cites Ozone Threat from launch Activity," Space News, May 4, 2009.
• "Wandering U.S. Spy Satellite Prompts Continuing Concerns," Space News, February 25, 2009.
• "Taking Wing: For Public Space Travel," Aerospace America, February 2009.
• The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston, November 21, 2008. With Barbara David.

Agnieszka Lukaszczyk

• Youth Contributions to the Debate on Space Security chapter, The Fair and Responsible Use of Space, Studies in Space Policy, Vol. 4, Spring 2010.
• "The role of space-related non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in capacity building," Advances in Space Research, Volume 45, Issue 3, February 1, 2010. With Dr. Ray Williamson.
• "Towards Greater Security in Outer Space: Some Recommendations," report on L’Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) workshop held in Paris, France from June 18-19, 2009. With Dr. Ray Williamson and Laurence Nardon. 
• "Initial Assessment of Recent NEO Response Strategies for the United Nations," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. With AC Charnia of SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. The paper can be read here.
• "Report on the Status of Progress Towards the Long-Term Sustainability of Space Activities," presented at 2009 IAC in Daejeong, South Korea, October 12-16, 2009. With R. Williamson, B, Weeden, K. Suzuki, N. Peter, and B. Baseley-Walker. 
• "Safeguarding the space environment," presented at the 7th International Academy of Astronautics Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation in Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2009. With Dr. Ray Williamson.
• Threats, Risks and Sustainability - Answers by Space, edited with Kai-Uwe Schrogl and Charlotte Mathieu, produced by the European Space Policy Institute, 2009.
• "Space Policy on the United Nations Level," presented at Space Security Lunch Series, University of Colorado Boulder, February 2, 2009.
• "Building Appropriate Institutions to Support the Use of Earth Observations for Human Security," presented at the UN/ESA/Kenya Workshop on Climate Change, November 28-December 5, 2008. With Dr. Ray Williamson.
• "Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Odysseys," edited with Kai-Uwe Schrogle and Luca Codignola, produced by the European Space Policy Institute, November 2008.
• "The Role of Space Related Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Capacity Building," presented at the 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland, October 1, 2008. With Dr. Ray Williamson.

Cynda Collins Arsenault

• "Featured Interview with Cynda Collins Arsenault," The Peacemaker, February 3, 2009.
• "Achieving a Sustainable Space Environment," UNIDIR Conference Report, March 31-April 1, 2008. With Dr. Ray Williamson.
• "What Way Forward," Space Governance, Vol 12/13, 2006-2007, pp. 5-9.