PAST EVENTS

PSSI Fifth Space Security Conference: Evolution of the Counterspace Threat and Strengthening of International Space Partnerships

June 9-11, 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic

On June 9-11, 2019, PSSI Washington and the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) conveyed in Prague for the fifth event in its Space Security Conference series. This year’s gathering, co-organized with the European Space Agency (ESA), the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE), and the Secure World Foundation (SWF)  is entitled “Evolution of the Counterspace Threat and Strengthening of International Space Partnerships”. It will focus on the rapidly advancing threats to space operations and the role of space partnerships in addressing – and, hopefully, mitigating – this higher risk environment. It will examine the issue of space hybrid operations that span an increasing number of areas (including the commercial space sector), as well as the non-democratic model of space partnerships. More information can be accessed here: http://spacesecurity.eu/

Previous PSSI Space Security Conferences were held in Prague (in 2011 and 2016), Tokyo (in 2013) and Washington, DC (in 2017). These events were co-organized with the European Space Agency, the Office of National Space Policy of the Japanese Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office, the Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The Economic and Financial Threat Domain; Requirements for Security-Minded FDI and Capital Markets Screening

Fall 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic

An Evening with Admiral Dennis Blair

November 9, 2018 | Washington, DC

As part of PSSI Washington’s ongoing national security roundtable series, and co-organized by the Claremont Institute, Executive Director Roger Robinson moderated a discussion with four-star Admiral (ret.) Dennis C. Blair on China, India and other subjects pertaining to strategic U.S. foreign policy objectives.

An Evening with Bud McFarlane

June 20 2018 | Washington, DC

PSSI Washington and Claremont convened an evening roundtable gathering to hear from Honorable Robert C. McFarlane, former National Security Advisor to President Reagan, on a range of global flash points facing the United States.

CSIS-PSSI Space Security Conference: Issues for the New U.S. Administration

March 22, 2017 | Washington DC, USA

The fourth conference convened under the Space Security Conference Series focused on better understanding the Trump Administration’s approach to space security.  The event was sponsored by PSSI Washington in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Advancing the Trilateral Europe -U.S. – Japan Space Security Partnership

June 5-7, 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic

The third event convened as part of this  Space Security Conference series focused on the connectivity between space security and terrestrial geopolitical events/conflicts. The event was sponsored by PSSI Washington in partnership with the Secure World Foundation (SWF), the European Space Agency (ESA), Analytical Graphics (AGI), PSSI Prague, and ITOCHU Europe.

Strengthening Space Security Through a Trilateral U.S.-Europe-Japan Partnership

 October 30-31, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan

The second gathering involved a full-day conference of some 150 participants  convened in cooperation with the George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute, la Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, and the Todai Policy Alternatives Research Institute of the University of Tokyo. It was followed by a half-day, invitation-only simulation with whole-of-government Japanese participation concerning a situation in the East China Sea implicating space assets.  The entire proceedings were held under the auspices of the Office of National Space Policy of the Japanese Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office as well as the Japanese Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs.

Space Security Through the Transatlantic Partnership

June 12-14, 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic

The inaugural conference in the series was co-organized by the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) in the Czech Republic, PSSI Washington and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) and held under the auspices of senior Czech officials from the Ministries of Defense and Transportation.  The conference dealt with the state of space security governance and issues included the projected threats to unfettered access to space, and the security policy dimension of Space Situational Awareness (SSA).