Russia's vision for a great power rivalry in space

Space is once again an arena of global competition and rivalry, but now more actors and technologies affecting the dynamics. Russia remains a relevant, yet relatively declining space power, eager to preserve both status and capabilities. Space domain is seen as both an opportunity and a threat, and both techno-logical and political effort s are being invested to shape the environment so it will be favorable for Russian interests. However, the interests themselves are defined rather vaguely, yet the threats are seen as im-mediate, thus some overreaction is a real possibility. The actual and possible developments in the area are researched, and some solutions to keep things manageable are proposed. Moreover, relations of space domain with other major topics, including Strategic Offensive Arms, Missile Defense and Cyber/Electronic Warfare are addressed.(c) 2023 International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.