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Ryan Shih, “中国邻国加速建设间谍卫星网 应对中朝威胁,” Voice of America Chinese Service, 19 March 2024.

Anna Behuniak, “The Critical Implications of Global Competition in Space,” Asia Experts Forum, 5 March 2024.

“Japan Lands on the Moon,” The Economist, 19 January 2024.

Nicholas Takahashi and Bruce Einhorn, “Japan Makes first Moon Landing With Precision Space Probes,” Bloomberg, 18 January 2024.

Lauren Donovan, “SpaceX Blasts FAA for Warning of Falling Starlink Satellites,” Fox 13 Seattle, 19 October 2023.

Gabriel Dominguez, “Geopolitics in Space: Why Great Powers are Scrambling for the Moon,” The Japan Times, 13 October 2023.

Brad Glosserman, “Asia PrettyMuch Prefers the World as it is,” The Japan Times, 11 July 2023.

Ilen Madhavji, “Japan’s Space Diplomacy,” The Hague Diplomacy Podcast, 7 June 2023.

Sarah Wells, “Cybersecurity Gaps Could Put Astronauts at Risk,” IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2023.

Jess Thomson, “Russian Rocket Crashes Back Into Russia After 42 Years,” Newsweek, 22 February 2023.

Steve Hartsoe, “Data From Satellites Critical in Helping Ukraine,” Duke Today, 25 May 2022.

Tsai Ding, [space junk/debris], National Business Daily, China, 18 April 2022.

Misty Shock-Rule, “UW Professors Show that Japanese Democracy is ‘Flourishing’ as Co-Editors of First Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics,” UW News, 8 April 2022.

Elissa Nadworny, “Space Junk Could Get in the Way of Satellites Being Used in the Russia-Ukraine War,” NPR Weekend Edition, 20 March 2022.

Khari Johnson, “Russian Missiles and Space Debris Could Threaten Satellites,” Wired, 15 March 2022.

Debra Werner, “Washington State Space Economy More than Doubles,” Spacenews, 22 February 2022.

Chelsea Yates, “Space Matters,” UW College of Engineering, News & Events, 14 February 2022.

Bryan Fender, “U.N. Postpones Space Diplomacy Talks After Russia Asks for More Time,” Politico, 9 Feb 2022.

Duncan Bartlett, “Ready for Space Warfare: Fun Facts About Japan’s Space Defense and Missions to Mars,” Japan Forward, 4 May 2021.

John Cook, “How Starlink, Project Kuiper and Other Satellite Broadband Providers Could Change Society,” Geekwire, 1 May 2021.

“Is Outer Space Becoming the New Wild West,” TRT World, 17 Feb 2021.

Katrina Northrop, “Beidou’s Global Mark,” The Wire China, 10 January 2021.

Tristan Grunow, “JAXA and Japanese Space Policy,” Japan on the Record Podcast, 4 December 2020.

Alan Boyle, “Pentagon Worries that Satellite Attacks Could Spark ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’,” Geekwire, 6 November 2020.

Peter Kelley, “UW Space Policy and Research Center Brings Researchers, Policymakers Together for Online Symposium Nov. 6,” UW News, 29 October 2020.

BBC Radio 4, ISS commercialization, The Today Programme, 25 September 2020.

Mark Harris, “NASA to Film an Estée Lauder Ad in Space as the ISS Opens for Business,” New Scientist, 16 Sept 2020.

Alan Boyle, “Satellite Mega-Constellations Stir a Debate Over Avoiding Catastrophic Orbital Clashes,” Geekwire, 7 December 2019 (on inaugural symposium SPARC).

Amy Sprague, “Charting the Rules for Space: A New UW Center Convenes Policymakers, Scientists and Engineers,” 4 December 2019, SPARC.

BBC World Service-Newsday, Interviews on the Launch of the U.S. Space Command, 30 August 2019 GMT.

Bill Radke, “Space Crime, Coast to Coast,” The Record (KUOW, NPR member station, Seattle, WA), 27 August 2019.

Madeleine Finlay, “Dangerous Debris,” The Geographer: The Newsletter of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society,” Summer 2019, p. 17.

Knute Berger, “Over the Moon,” Seattle, Vol. 28, No. 7 (July) 2019, p. 50. (online in seattlemag as “Has the PNW Become the ‘Silicon Valley of Space’?; and in Crosscut as “The Pacific Northwest’s Enduring Influence on Space Exploration”).

Bill Radke, “The New Space Race,” The Record (KUOW, NPR member station, Seattle, WA), 7 May 2019.

Peter Kelley, “New Space Race: Essays from Jackson School Symposium Explore Changing Law, Policy,” UW News, 19 April 2019.

安藤淳, “宇宙開発、中国の存在感増す,”　日本経済新聞,　２０１９年３月２２日.　

Mark Bridge, “Space Clean-up ‘Could Cause Real Star Wars,’” The Times (UK), 15 November 2018.

Eric Berger, “Quietly, Japan has Established Itself as a Power in the Aerospace Industry,” Ars Technica, 15 November 2018.

Alison Snyder, Steve LeVine, and Andrew Freedman, “Axios Deep Dive: Special Report on Space,” Axios, 6 October 2018.

Mary Beth Griggs, “Trump’s Space Force Aims to Create ‘American Dominance in Space’ by 2020,” Popular Science, 9 August 2018.

Naoyuki Haraoka, “Interview: The US-Japan Space Alliance,” Japan Spotlight, No. 220, July/August 2018.

Paul Brinkmann, “Bill Gates-Backed EarthNow Satellite Firm Will Boost Space Coast Manufacturing,” Orlando-Sentinel, 25 April 2018.

Arunabh Satpathy, “Space Junk,” The Daily (of the University of Washington), 13 November 2017.

Shera Avi-Yonah, “Visiting Professor Discusses Japanese Space Program,” The Harvard Crimson, 20 Sept 2017.

“Japan Pushing New Space Industry,” Innovation Expositor, 20 March 2017.

T. J. Martinell, “Giving a Boost to Washington’s Hi-Tech Research, Space Industry,” The Lens, 10 March 2017.

Michael Castelluccio, “Absolutely Secure Computing,” Strategic Finance (SF), 1 February 2017.

Yuichiro Kanematsu,“In its Race for Stars, Asia Must Avoid Militarizing Space,”Nikkei Asian Review, 26 Jan 2017

Isolde Raftery & A. Epton, “Dark Days Ahead: American Professors on Trump Presidency,” KUOW, 11 Nov 2016.

Alan Boyle, “‘Star Trek’ at 50: How a Space Saga Inspired a Generation,” Geekwire, 8 Sept 2016.

Alexandra Witze, “Troubled Japanese Space Agency Seeks Fresh Start,” Nature 536, 13-4, 4 Aug 2016.

Peter Kelley, “Space Security Initiative Event Gathers Student, Area Stakeholders,” UW News, 10 Jun 2016. 

Gary Schiederer, “Seattle’s Place in the Future of Space,” Seattle Astronomy, 18 Mar 2016.

Peter Kelley,  “Faculty Profile: Space Security Expert,” UW Columns, Mar 2016, p. 45.

Peter Kelley, “Diplomacy and Danger in Orbit: Saadia Pekkanen Moves School, UW Today, 21 Jan 2016.

Paul Kallender-Umezu, “Japan Boosts Spending in Support of Security Focus,” Space News, 2 Feb 2015.

Paul Kallender-Umezu “US-Japan Accord Vague, Lopsided, Analysts Claim,” Defense News, 13 Oct 2014, pp. 1, 10.

Paul Kallender-Umezu, “Dual-Use Technologies Indirectly Boost Japanese Capabilities,” Defense News, 7 Apr 2014.

Takashi Amano, “Smaller is Getting Bigger in the Satellite Business,” The Japan Times, 17 Jan 2014.

Takashi Amano, “Japan’s Micro-Satellites Expand Space Race to Arctic Ice” Bloomberg Businessweek, 16 Jan 2014.

Wang Zhaokun, “Japan’s Space Law Shift Rattles Regional Nerves,” Global Times (China), 2 Jul 2012.

“Global Insider: Japan Moves Toward Military Space Infrastructure,” World Politics Review, 2 July 2012.

Chester Dawson, “In Japan, Provocative Case for Staying Nuclear,” The Wall Street Journal, 28 October 2011.

“Japan’s Evolving Space Program: An Interview,” National Bureau of Asian Research, 9 Sept 2011.

“China Aims High With Space Program Ambitions,” CTV National News, 10 July 2011.

Takashi Kitazume, “Asia Better Start Exerting ‘Soft Pressure’ on U.S. to Handle its Debt,” Japan Times, 28 Dec 2004.

Public Outreach

Commentary, “Repositioning the U.S.-Japan Alliance for Space,” Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 22 June 2023.

Opinion, “Zooming in on the Promise and Peril of Satellite Imagery,” The Seattle Times, 26 August 2022.

Article, “Geopolitics Goes into Orbit with the US and China’s Space Ambitions,” East Asia Forum, 7 December 2022.

Lecture, “Space Diplomacy and Alliances in the International Relations of Asia,” Rotary Club of Washington, Kirkland WA, 14 Mar 2022 [virtual].

Article, “Challenges to Building Responsible Behavior in Space,” Observer Research Foundation (ORF), 18 October 2021.

Contributor, Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World, A Publication of the National Intelligence Council, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, USA, March 2021.

Lecture, “Outer Space Activities: Orbital Debris and Japan,” The Northwest School, Seattle WA, 5 March 2021 [virtual].

Article, “Japan’s Space Defense Policy Charts its Own Course,” East Asia Forum, 18 January 2021.

Lecture, “Governing Outer Space,” Bellevue Rotary Club, Bellevue WA, 22 September 2020 [virtual].

Lecture, “The Reality of War in Outer Space,” Science in the City Series, Pacific Science Center, Seattle WA, 26 May 2020 [virtual].

Lecture, “The Militarization of Space,” Sunset Club, Seattle WA, 18 March 2019.

Article, “Why Space Debris Cleanup Might be a National Security Threat,” The Conversation, 13 November 2018 (reprinted in Houston Chronicle, Phys.org, San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate, EconoTimes, Seattlepi, Indiatvnews, Headlines, Daily Mail (UK), IEN (Industrial Equipment News), Knowridge Science Report, Albany Times-Union, Idaho Press-Tribune, Wtop/AP, The Raw Story, Universal Science, RealClearDefense, Connecticut Post, GovExec.com, Space Edge, Los Angeles Post, News Pronto (Australia), The Daily Beast).

Lecture, “Security Risks in Outer Space? How Space Junk Impacts Our World,” Sunset Club, Seattle WA, 24 October 2018.

Lecture, “Peace in Outer Space?” Queen Anne Fortnightly Club, Seattle WA, 12 April 2018.

Lecture, “Peaceful Prospects in Outer Space,” Women’s University Club of Seattle, Seattle WA, 15 February 2017.

Article, “Le Japon, Une Puissance Spatiale Sous-Estimée [translated from “Japan’s Space Power”],” Diplomatie, No. 34, August-September 2016: 72-74.

Article, “Ten Things You Should Know about the Jackson School Ph.D. Program,” The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, 23 July 2015.

Brief, “Faculty at the Forefront: Redefining Area Studies in 21st Century,” Foreign Affairs, 93(5) Sep/Oct 2014.

Brief, “Japan in Asia’s Space Race: Directions and Implication,” SITC-NWC Policy Brief 2013-7, Study of Innovation and Technology in China (SITC), University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) and United States Naval War College (SITC-NWC), April 2013, pp. 1-5.

Brief, “Asia in the Governance of Outer Space,” Asia-Pacific Memo, No. 154, 10 May 2012.

Brief, “Japan Invests in Asian Regionalism,” Recherche, La Fondation France-Japon de L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), 15 June 2011.

Contributor, Forbes

“Asian Powers Step Up Their Readiness For Space Warfare, Following America’s Lead,” 29 Mar 2018.

“Small Rocket Industry Heats Up Across APAC As Space Is Declared ‘Open For Business,’” 26 Feb 2018.

“Meet The Female Entrepreneur Who Is Bringing Space Down To Earth,” 23 Jan 2018.

“Meet The Japanese Space Entrepreneur Who's Sure He'll Win The Google Lunar X Prize,” 19 Dec 2017.

“Five Factors That Will Shape The Space Industry Over The Next Five Years,” 30 Nov 2017.

“How Japan’s Election Results Will Shape The Balance Of Power In Space,” 30 Oct 2017.

“This Space Entrepreneur’s Business Can Offer Actual Shooting Stars On Demand,” 25 Sep 2017.

“To Contend With North Korea, Can Japan Rely On The U.S.?” 29 Aug 2017.

“This Japanese Entrepreneur Is Building The Satellite Infrastructure Of The Future,” 25 Jul 2017.

“Japan Is Building Out Its Own Satellite Network That Could Replace GPS,” 28 Jun 2017.

“China’s Ambitions Fly High: ‘One Belt, One Road’ To Extend Into Space,” 26 May 2017.

“North Korea’s Threats Revitalize Preemptive Strike Debate In Japan,” 25 Apr 2017

“Why Aggression In Outer Space Should Concern The U.S.-Japan Alliance,” 29 Mar 2017.

“Why Asia’s Entrepreneurial Space Sector Deserves Its Very Own Spotlight,” 23 Feb 2017.

“Japan Looks To Space Technology To Defend Itself From North Korea,” 28 Jan 2017.

“The Next-Generation Rockets That Japan Could Use To Protect Itself,” 17 Dec 2016.

“For Asia And The World, The Time To Invest In Outer Space Infrastructure Is Now,” 30 Nov 2016.

“China And Japan Vie To Shape Asia’s Approach To Outer Space,” 31 Oct 2016.

“China Leads The Quantum Race While The West Plays Catch Up,” 30 Sep 2016 (Editor's Pick).

“Asia’s Quest For Google’s Lunar X Prize,” 29 Aug 2016.

“What Space Imaging Means For Intelligence And The Asian Region,” 30 Jul 2016.

“What Does It Take To Compete In NewSpace?,” 28 Jun 2016.

“South China Sea Tensions: How Do We Know What’s Really Happening?,” 30 May 2016.

“Japan Looks Set to Dominate ‘Newspace’ in Asia; India, China in Play,” 27 Apr 2016.

“Faced With Threats From China And Russia, U.S. Taps Silicon Valley To Bolster Military Space Power,” 28 Mar 2016.

“Small Satellites Loom Large By Disrupting Global Markets And Militaries,” 29 Feb 2016.

“In The Global Space Race, Seattle Is The New Hub,” 29 Jan 2016.

“Japan’s Space Security Worries Are Not Just China And N. Korea, But Also The U.S.,” 27 Dec 2015.

“The New Race To Dominate Outer Space: All Face ‘Serious Growing Foreign Threat,’” 27 Nov 2015.

“U.S.-Japan Military Space Alliance Promises To Grow In New Ways,” 27 Oct 2015.

“Superpowers Show Their Cards with Military Units for Outer Space,” 2 Sep 2015.

“Frenemies In Space; China Needs To Protect Its Assets, Too,” 26 Aug 2015.

“Space Debris Provides Convenient Cover For Japan’s Military Space Ambitions,” 28 Jul 2015.

“How Space Trash Can Be Used Against The U.S.,” 30 Jun 2015.

“All Eyes On China, But Japan May Be The Space Power To Watch,” 30 May 2015.

“Don’t Blame Just China For Escalating The Arms Race In Outer Space,” 28 April 2015.

“Asia’s Simmering Rivalries Are Shifting To Outer Space, Where Anything Goes,” 27 Mar 2015