Karen Schwindt, Amanda Kerrigan, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Kristina Novakovic
In early 2025, RAND launched a three-year effort to examine dual-use space systems—those capable of performing both civilian and military operations. The project began with a baseline report analyzing national approaches to developing, deploying, and governing these systems, followed by three regional workshops in the Americas, Europe-Eurasia, and the Indo-Pacific to fill gaps and further contextualize findings. These proceedings focus solely on the Indo-Pacific workshop, which was held virtually on July 7, 2025, and convened 13 participants from India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Singapore across government, private, and research sectors, in addition to two Chinese academics interviewed after the workshop.
These proceedings articulate key themes summarizing participant insights, emphasizing the lack of shared definitions; factors underpinning system development and use; and regional preferences for minilateral initiatives, trust-building measures, and increased Southeast Asian, commercial, and public engagement. Findings from the baseline report and workshops will inform recommendations to the international community for establishing a global governance regime for dual-use space systems.
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