ASEAN regional cooperation in the space sector: Current status, potential gaps, and future perspectives

IF 2 4区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Space Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.spacepol.2024.101666

Maximilien Berthet , Riccardo Corrado

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has long participated in global space activities. At present, more and more member states are establishing space programs. An ASEAN new space economy is taking root, still in its infancy compared to those of global space powers. To assist policymakers in fostering the next stage of space development in ASEAN, this article provides a comprehensive review and analysis of the current status and potential gaps in regional space sector cooperation. Cross-cutting challenges are identified from a survey of previous studies. To unravel their causes and prospective solutions, a historical review of around 20 frameworks promoting regional space sector cooperation in ASEAN is performed. Then, interviews are conducted to enhance the assessment. These provide the perceived contributions of the frameworks from the point of view of the end user. Domains with mature and only nascent regional cooperation are thus identified. Mature regional cooperation is enjoyed in space-based remote sensing data research and utilisation, and short-term initiatives for targeted space capacity building. Only nascent cooperation exists to conduct long-term cross-sectoral space capacity building; foster entrepreneurship; develop regional policies and standards for space-related activities; and pool funding from within the region. In light of the recent establishment of several regional space agencies around the world, attention is drawn to an ASEAN Space Agency as an option to fill identified cooperation gaps.

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期刊介绍： Space Policy is an international, interdisciplinary journal which draws on the fields of international relations, economics, history, aerospace studies, security studies, development studies, political science and ethics to provide discussion and analysis of space activities in their political, economic, industrial, legal, cultural and social contexts. Alongside full-length papers, which are subject to a double-blind peer review system, the journal publishes opinion pieces, case studies and short reports and, in so doing, it aims to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions and a means by which authors can alert policy makers and international organizations to their views. Space Policy is also a journal of record, reproducing, in whole or part, official documents such as treaties, space agency plans or government reports relevant to the space community. Views expressed in the journal are not necessarily those of the editors or members of the editorial board.