Dedicated to Solving the Novel Challenges of Governance, Sovereignty, Commerce, Law, Crime, and Piracy in Space
About CSCP&G.
You may not be interested in space piracy, but space pirates are interested in you…
The Center for Study of Space Crime, Piracy, and Governance (CSCP&G) is an independent, nonpartisan think tank whose purpose is to serve as a policy resource for government officials and business executives on issues related to space governance, sovereignty, commerce, law, crime, and piracy. CSCP&G seeks to serve as an actionable resource for government officials, and space industry players. The center’s objective is to prevent and combat space crime/piracy, enhancing space governance, space sovereignty, and commerce.
Latest Articles
Book Review: Contact With Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law
It’s a simple question, dramatized in countless books and movies: How should human beings treat extraterrestrial aliens upon contact? Should we assume that they are hostile and attack? Should we “come in peace” like so many sci-fi heroes? Professor Michael Bohlander,...
Stalking the Space-Based Pig Butcherers
As authors of a book about space piracy, we’ve run into our share of polite scoffers who express incredulity that criminals could ever afford to get into space. Our response has been, “They’ll steal what they need, like airplane hijackers.” As events have shown, it’s...
Will a “Dark Fleet” Ever Operate in Space?
This last Christmas day, the Finnish police and Coast Guard seized the Eagle S, a Russian oil tanker, for deliberately damaging an underwater electric cable. The ship, which is allegedly part of Russia’s “dark fleet” that circumvents oil export sanctions, disrupted...
Privateering in Space?
Thinking about piracy in space means building scenarios and then subjecting them to reality checks. It helps to go for extremes and come up with outlandish ideas. You can always bring them back down to earth, so to speak. In our exploration of the potential for space...
The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Piracy, and Governance Forms Advisory Board
Comprising experts from fields as diverse as international relations, the military, academia, and science fiction, the advisory board is poised to guide CSCPG in its research agenda and more LOS ANGELES—November 20, 2024—The Center for the Study of Space Crime,...
Space Warfare vs. Space Piracy
As our book, Space Piracy, nears its publication date in February, we are receiving positive feedback from senior people in the military and intelligence community (IC). We have identified an issue worth discussing, at the very least. At the heart of the matter is the...
Marc Feldman and Hugh Taylor Featured on Underworld Podcast
Marc Feldman and Hugh Taylor, authors of "Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit," were recently featured on the Underworld podcast. Underworld is a podcast about organized crime around the world, written and hosted by Danny Gold and Sean Williams, and...
From ViaSatellite: Why Space Cybersecurity Needs More Imagination
Our friend and advisor has published a fascinating and prescient article on an important issue in space cybersecurity. The ICARUS matrix is designed to unlock a range of possible cyber scenarios to plan for threats. October 30th, 2024 by Patrick Lin In our recent...
Money Laundering in Space: The Next Criminal Frontier
Money laundering is a criminal activity that is likely to find space to be virgin terrain, ripe for exploitation. As with nearly everything else we’ve discussed so far, this is a guess, but it’s probably a correct one. According to the UN, between 2% and 5% of the...
From DefenseOne.com: Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war
By Audrey Decker October 9, 2024 01:16 PM ET The space industry is waiting for the Space Force and intelligence community to come to an agreement over buying commercial satellite imagery and related analysis—a fight, some say, that is preventing troops from making the...