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

Will a “Dark Fleet” Ever Operate in Space?

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?

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...

Space Warfare vs. Space Piracy

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...