New Frontiers of Space

Stefania Paladini is a Reader in Economics and Global Security at Birmingham City Business School, Birmingham City University, UK. Before joining academia in 2008, she worked for the Italian Central Government for fifteen years, seven of which were spent in East Asia as a trade commissioner. She has published widely in international affairs, traditional and non-traditional security issues, and area studies.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. A Snapshot of Space: 2018.- 3. The Business of Space.- 4. Europe in Space and the Space in Europe: A Complex Relationship.- 5. Beyond Europe: Space Powers Around the World.- 6. Space Diplomacy: Traditional and Non-traditional Security Issues.- 7. The Legal Dimensions of Space.- 8. A Changing Space: Trends of the 21st Century.- 9. Beyond Space Fiction.- 10. Conclusions.