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Anglo-American Defense and Intelligence Cooperation in Outer Space
12 January 2023, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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UCL Institute of the Americas
Location
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IAS Forum, G17 Ground FloorSouth Wing, Wilkins BuildingGower StreetLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
This talk by Dr Aaron Bateman (George Washington University) will discuss the Anglo-American space defence relationship during the Cold War, including a special focus on the President Reagan and Margaret Thatcher era, and the way in which the Strategic Defensive Initiative impacted the ‘special relationship.
This event is organised by UCL Institute of the Americas, with the generous support of the IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund.
About the Speaker
Dr Aaron Bateman
Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University
Dr Bateman is also a member of the Space Policy Institute within the Elliott School of International Affairs at GWU. His research has been published widely in several academic journals, and he writes regularly for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, War on the Rocks and Physics Today.
Dr Bateman’s first book (forthcoming) focuses on President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative and examines how differing opinions regarding the militarisation of space shaped U.S. foreign relations until the end of the Cold War.
