File #2795: "2019_Book_MeasuringSpacePower.pdf"

1|Preface|6
1|Acknowledgements|7
1|About ESPI|8
1|Contents|9
1|Acronyms|11
1|1 Introduction|13
2|1.1 Background|13
2|1.2 Objectives and Structure of the Study|14
2|References|15
1|2 Analysing Space Power: A New Conceptual Framework|16
2|2.1 Introducing the Concept|16
3|2.1.1 Defining Spacepower and Space Power|17
3|2.1.2 Theories on Spacepower|19
3|2.1.3 Some Critiques|21
2|2.2 Space Power: A New Approach|25
3|2.2.1 Space Power Constituents|25
3|2.2.2 Setting the Threshold(s)|27
3|2.2.3 Capacity and Autonomy in Matrix|29
3|2.2.4 Capacity and Autonomy: Underlying Requirements|36
2|2.3 The Stakes at Play: Space Power and National Interest|39
3|2.3.1 Security Stakes|41
3|2.3.2 Economic Stakes|42
3|2.3.3 Political Stakes|44
2|References|45
1|3 Measuring Space Power: An Empirical Assessment|48
2|3.1 Introduction|48
2|3.2 Comparing Capacity|50
3|3.2.1 Hard Capacity|51
3|3.2.2 Soft Capacity|54
3|3.2.3 A Matrix of Capacity|57
2|3.3 Comparing Autonomy|58
3|3.3.1 Technical Autonomy|59
3|3.3.2 Political Autonomy|61
3|3.3.3 A Matrix of Autonomy|63
2|3.4 A Map of Space Powers|64
1|4 Reflections on Europe|68
2|4.1 Europe: A Space Power in the Making or Losing Ground?|68
3|4.1.1 A Highly Capable Actor…|68
3|4.1.2 … Lacking Autonomy|78
3|4.1.3 What Kind of Actor?|90
2|4.2 Should Europe Become a Full-Fledged Space Power?|93
3|4.2.1 Untangling the Stakes|93
3|4.2.2 A Matter of Political Will|97
2|4.3 Can Europe Attain Its Space Power Potential? Conditions and Means|99
3|4.3.1 Maintaining High Capacities|100
3|4.3.2 Achieving Technological and Political Autonomy|101
2|References|104
1|5 Concluding Remarks|107
1|Annex|110
1|List of Definitions of Spacepower and Space Power|110
1|List of Spacepower Theories|112
1|Matrix Evaluation Elements|116
2|Outline placeholder|0
3|Hard Capacity Index|116
3|Soft capacity Index|118
3|Technical Autonomy Index|121
3|Political Autonomy Index|122
2|Par54|123