
Space Policy Edition: The Geopolitics of a Successful SETI Detection
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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What Is Realpolitik?
I was really thinking about some of the arguments in terms of motivations of nation states and monopolizing information or even perceived advantage. And it almost was turning back to almost more of a real politic type of interpretation based on what we've seen recently. As for what we've learned from the war in Ukraine, I'm just so out of my wheelhouse on this one. But I do appreciate how you point out that Russia has destroyed its international prestige and that's not the only motivation.
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