{"id":51495,"date":"2024-04-10T21:25:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/allied-nations-align-their-messaging-for-deterring-conflict-in-space\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T21:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:25:38","slug":"allied-nations-align-their-messaging-for-deterring-conflict-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/allied-nations-align-their-messaging-for-deterring-conflict-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Allied Nations Align Their Messaging for Deterring Conflict in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.<\/em>\u2014 The importance of allies and partners working together to understand what military deterrence in space activities means, and define what rogue behaviors should trigger deterrence, has become a bigger part of space domain situational awareness.<\/p>\n

Military commanders, leaders in military intelligence, and commercial industry partners from Canada, Norway, the U.S., and Germany, took a deep dive into how to manage conflict and coordinate deterrence efforts in space at Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 10. <\/p>\n

 \u201cI think one of the best things we can do is show intent in our policies,\u201d said Kelli Seybolt, deputy under secretary, U.S. Air Force<\/strong>. \u201cThe broader we work those policies to rationalize across partners, not just NATO, but other partners, can really be reinforcing to deterrence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Policies play a key role because they are part of how a country demonstrates a willingness to act or to respond to particular behaviors in space, according to Avril Jolliffe, director general, Industry, Trade and Economic Security U.K. Ministry of Defense<\/strong>. \u201cI think having those sort of clear statements of intent are really critical for demonstrating how we plan to work not just on our own, but with allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kay Sears, vice president and general manager, Space, Intelligence and Weapon Systems at Boeing<\/strong>, said that countries have to be tightly connected technologically to be able to really deter the adversary. \u201cSome of the things that the allied relationships give us are things like a geographic advantage,\u201d she said. \u201cPlaces around the world where we can base things and have ground stations to contribute to joint operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, Australia and Japan are in very critical parts of the world, Sears said. \u201cSo how we leverage those relationships and the infrastructure that we put there, and some of the supply chain that might be there, is how we really knit together the allied picture that makes us stronger in numbers,\u201d she said. \u201cThat is where true deterrence starts to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the last couple years, Canada\u2019s military space leadership has worked to figure out the role of defense in deterrence. Brig. Gen. Mike Adamson, commander, Canadian Space Division & Joint Force Space Component Royal Canadian Air Force<\/strong>, said that they need to understand what it is that they need to deter in the first place. \u201cThat would probably be irresponsible actions on the part of adversaries, or really any actor in the space domain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To do that, it\u2019s incumbent upon all like-minded nations to try and maintain the moral high ground in terms of the actions they do, as a way of setting an example. \u201cWe can articulate what we expect in terms of norms of behavior, what are responsible behaviors, and then as a group, as a show of solidarity, call out irresponsible behaviors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Adamson added that part of the moral high ground is making sure the actions that a country or countries actually do take in order to deter an adversary \u201cdon\u2019t necessarily pollute the environment and ruin the space domain for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s capability to collaborate with allies and partners should be done at multiple levels, said Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, commander, Bundeswehr Space Command German Air Force<\/strong>. \u201cThe first level is the political level, to show a strong resolve and send a strong common signal. This is paramount. This is the start of successful deterrence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For Norway, politics are getting in the way of achieving a collaborative goal with other neighboring countries. \u201cRussia has changed quite drastically,\u201d said Nils Andreas Stens\u00f8nes, director of the Norwegian Intelligence Service<\/strong>. \u201cAfter the invasion of Ukraine, it made it almost impossible to cooperate with them. Russia is moving away from Europe, they are orienting themselves towards other nations, and they\u2019re in what President Putin calls \u2018constant conflict.\u2019 That means that we need to be a lot clearer on deterrence if we want to achieve safe space. Because talking rationally to them today seems very, very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adamson said that Canada has operated in an alliance framework from the start, and it informs the decision-making process going forward, which adds to their deterrence value. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most important things we\u2019ve done with our partner nations is actually the operationalization of space, the recognition that in fact there needs to be a dedicated body, a dedicated office within our militaries, that has to be responsible for considering all of the various aspects of conflict potentially in the domain,\u201d Adamson said. <\/p>\n

He referenced the number of space commands that have been stood up over the past 18 months across Canada, France, Germany, the U.K., and Australia. \u201cIt\u2019s been a journey all of us have done, sort of evolving those organizations together at the same time,\u201d he said. \u201cI think those have been the most important steps we\u2019ve taken in advancing this allied-by-design framework. It helps us make sure we all stand together, stand strong, and provide that deterrent effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

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