Berna Akcali Gur

What’s the point of a space station around the Moon? Gateway is a planned outpost in lunar orbit, but can it survive a current re-think of the Nasa-led Artemis programme?

My two cents on the Lunar Gateway and its role in future space governance: theconversation.com/whats-the-po...
#LunarGateway #SpaceLaw #CislunarSpace #SpacePolicy

SWING 2026 is now open for applications. Join us in Bruges, 20–24 April, at UNU‑CRIS to explore: #DigitalSovereignty.
Proud to be part of the excellent teaching team.
Students, researchers, ICT professionals, and policymakers highly recommend applying: cris.unu.edu/swing-school...

Starlink and the Seven Dwarfs
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Starlink's satellite ISP domination echoes IBM's past supremacy in computing. Geopolitical divides, advancing rivals, Musk & Trump's controversies, etc., suggest its lead will narrow as competitors gain ground in a fragmented global market.

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The EU's dual policy dilemma: Orbital sustainability and digital autonomy policies intertwined The race to deploy large satellite constellations is justified primarily by citing their societal benefits; however, the interests of the deploying st…

🚀 New Publication: “The EU’s dual policy dilemma: Orbital sustainability & digital autonomy intertwined” - Satellite Internet: Trust & Data Governance project (with @kuleszaj.bsky.social), funded by ISOC Foundation. 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #IRIS2 #satcom @isocfoundation.bsky.social

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Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellites This volume brings together international experts to address the policy, legal, and technological dimensions of governing Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband infrastructure. Global Governance of...

It’s published! 🚀 Our (kuleszaj.bsky.social) open‑access book on the Global Governance of LEO Satellite Broadband is now available. Huge thanks to @isocfoundation.bsky.social and to every author & collaborator who shaped this journey. Dive in and explore: www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wu...

2025 TRUSTED INTERNET SUMMER SCHOOL ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Call open! Join us at the Summer School on Internet Governance & Intl Law (22–26 Sept. 2025, Łódź). Focus: #satellite #connectivity #disasterrelief #internationallaw.
Apply 👉 www.cyber.uni.lodz.pl/en/ssigil25
Deadline: 1 Sept. 2025 @kuleszaj.bsky.social

Long March 12 launches first Guowang satellites developed by private firm Long March 12 launches first Guowang satellites developed by private firm China completed a third launch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites in eight days Monday, marking the first such mission to...

Long March 12 launches first Guowang satellites developed by a private firm spacenews.com/long-march-1... via @SpaceNews_Inc

Guowang is on a roll -- 3 launches in 9 days!
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Two updates at the end of the post on China's Guowang internet service constellation.
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400 large satellites will be launched by 2027, and China seeks cooperation (BRICS) while the US seeks isolation.

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Katy Perry and her fellow space tourists weren’t exceptions – humanity has long cared about interplanetary style The all-women crew of Blue Origin reinforced the enduring connection between style symbolism, and space travel.

My most recent piece for the Conversation: Katy Perry and her fellow space tourists weren’t exceptions – humanity has long cared about interplanetary style theconversation.com/katy-perry-a...

🚨 Just out: Policy brief on the #EUSpaceAct 🚀
I teamed up with Jamal Shahin to unpack its regional impact and what it might mean for EU space governance. Special thanks to Kai-Uwe Schrogl for his comments on an earlier draft.📖 Dive in: cris.unu.edu/regional-bal... #IISL

A space revolution is coming

The 21st century will be the century of space. Europe needs to be at the forefront

The #SpaceAct and Vision for the European Space Economy, proposed today by the Commission, will help ensure that

#EUSpace 🇪🇺

Full remarks⬇️
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There are many technical, practical, and financial reasons OneWeb can’t come close to replacing Starlink in Ukraine, but OneWeb could complement it.
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Giganet Online 2024 Symposium program released The online version of Giganet’s 2024 Annual Symposium will be held in 2025! The event, which includes 12 papers on four panels, is on February 18 and 20. The full program is shown below. All …

Join the GigaNet 2025 Symposium on Feb 18 & 20 on modern intersections of tech advancements and global policy.

Co-founded by IGL Co-director, @derrickcogburn.bsky.social, the GigaNet is an international team of internet governance scholars.

Access online sessions: www.giga-net.org/giganet-onli...

Sam Jardine, Lunar Ledger Stakeholder Lead, breaks down his key takeaways from the UNCOPUOS Legal Subcommittee in Vienna.

Key topics include the UN’s liquidity crisis, Space Traffic Management, and lunar governance. www.openlunar.org/blog/un-upda...

Highly recommended 👇🏻

Propaganda in the Digital Age Exploring the highly interconnected global media landscape and the rapidly changing modes of communication and human interaction, Propaganda in the Digital Age…

New publication: Pre-order Propaganda in the Digital Age! Irem Caglar Gurgey and I contributed the chapter "Global Connectivity and State Authority: Legal and Policy Perspectives on Information Control" to this excellent book, edited by Prof. Yahya R. Kamalipour: www.bloomsbury.com/us/propagand...

Modern spacesuits have a compatibility problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it Making spacesuits compatible with different spacecraft could protect astronauts during an emergency evacuation.

Standards and normative frameworks ensuring the interoperability of space suits can make space travel safer. I wrote for the Conversation:
Modern spacesuits have a compatibility problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it theconversation.com/modern-space...
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Our online dialogue session today at #RightsCon25 will feature distinguished speakers @alenaaaaaa.bsky.social, @danyork.bsky.social, @lawyerpants.bsky.social, and @kuleszaj.bsky.social. We will discuss the evolving role of satellite connectivity in conflict zones.

Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources During a Thursday meeting, Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, a source said.

If there were any lingering doubts about whether #IRIS2 is essential to the EU's strategic autonomy and digital sovereignty, this news will remove most.
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