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Cyber-security: More transparency
Feb 9, 2012
By Tim Maurer

This article was originally published by the Russian language newspaper Kommersant on February 8, 2012, and can be accessed here.
Is Anti-Satellite Arms Control Feasible? The Potential Impact of an International Space Code of Conduct
Feb 3, 2012
By Allison Kempf

The European Union began to draft the E.U. Code of Conduct for outer space in 2007 intending to prevent irresponsible behavior in space, reduce the quantity of space debris in Earth's orbit, and ultimately make outer space more sustainable as a domain for exploration, observation, telecommunications, and navigation. The United States was hesitant to agree to a code of conduct constructed with minimal U.S. input, but U.S. leaders announced on January 17, 2012 that they would meet with E.U. officials to renegotiate and establish an International Code of Conduct for outer space.