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Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Joanna Kulesza, Berna Akcali Gur
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 Low Earth Orbit Satellites is grounded in a multi-year, interdisciplinary research project generously supported by the Internet Society Foundation as part of its "Decolonizing the Internet" program. The contributions presented in this book were developed through a combination of scholarly inquiry, open-access reports, and sustained engagement at key international forums-including the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the European Society of International Law (ESIL), ICANN, RightsCon, and IETF. Together, these chapters reflect on how multistakeholder institutions can respond to urgent global challenges related to transnational data governance, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and infrastructural equity. The volume serves as both a scholarly compendium and a practical policy guide for advancing sustainable, inclusive, and secure governance of emerging space-based internet systems.
Preface (Joanna Kulesza, Berna Akcali Gur) 7
Contributors 9
Introduction (Berna Akcali Gur, Joanna Kulesza) 13
SECTION I 21
Understanding Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites and Policy Issues (Dan York) 23
Historical Reflections & an Economic Approach to LEOs as Infrastructure (Jonathan Liebenau) 33
SECTION II 47
Low Orbit Blues: The Noir in Cybersecurity (Roy Balleste) 49
Making Strides Towards Space Security in Low Earth Orbit (Laetitia Cesari) 73
Developing a Cybersecurity Policy for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadband: An International Law Perspective (Berna Akcali Gur, Joanna Kulesza) 101
SECTION III 123
The Gradual Dependence on Starlink and Its Impact on the Digital Organization of Arctic Territories in Canada (Célestine R. Rabouam) 125
The Role of LEO Satellites for the (Cyber)Security Policies of Authoritarian States: The Case of Iran (Monika Stachoń) 145
How Starlink Has Impacted Connectivity Initiatives in Africa (Jason Bonsall) 171
SECTION IV 205
Insights from the Internet – How to Govern Outer Space (Mallory Knodel) 207
Conclusions (Joanna Kulesza, Berna Akcali Gur) 215
- Titel:Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellites
- Autor:Joanna Kulesza, Berna Akcali Gur
- ISBN:978-83-8331-719-9, 9788383317199
- Veröffentlichungsdatum:2025-09-16
- Format:E-Book
- Artikel-ID: e_4kia
- Verleger: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego