Game theory and the law and policy of outer space1

Cooperation is a major theme of international space law but the law and history also recognize the existence of competition and conflict. What are the trend lines in terms of promoting collective goods, commercialization and new military uses of space? An overview of selected major laws and policies...

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Published in:Space policy 2004-01, Vol.20 (2), p.87-90
Main Author: Galloway, Jonathan F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Cooperation is a major theme of international space law but the law and history also recognize the existence of competition and conflict. What are the trend lines in terms of promoting collective goods, commercialization and new military uses of space? An overview of selected major laws and policies, as they relate to cooperation, competition and conflict, combined with a theoretical examination of game theory (zero-sum and non-zero sum games), will enable us to obtain an overall understanding of the space age and the choices that space lawyers and policy makers face in the future. *1 This is a revised version of a paper that was first presented at the 46th International Institute of Space Law (IISL) colloquium held during the IAC in Bremen, October 2003.
ISSN:0265-9646
DOI:10.1016/j.spacepol.2004.02.006