Nimrah Javed is a research officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. She is working on emerging technologies, warfare, and strategy.
The US military has released a strategy document on integrating commercial space technology innovation with national security priorities. As other nations seek to bolster their own space capabilities, the need for cooperative frameworks is only growing.
Central Asia is increasingly a hotbed for competing interests as the US and Europe target a region where Russia and China traditionally hold considerable sway. Given the tense relations between global powers, a zero-sum outcome is likely.