Jessica West
Senior Researcher
Project Ploughshares
About
Dr. Jessica West is a Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a leading voice on space security and global governance. She works at the intersection of emerging technologies, conflict, and peacebuilding, and is actively engaged in United Nations processes shaping the future of outer space security.
Research Interests
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National defence and security
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Space security/emerging tech
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Climate change and security/defence
Recent Publications
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Hidden Harms: Human Insecurity in space - https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e066081ef50cb16a3f4157/668ea0d3c5a5c98229cfb55c_Feminist%20consultation%20Final%20Report.pdf
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Myth of peaceful use in space - https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/56003/chapter/440989269
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Climate change in Canadian defence - https://ploughshares.ca/at-the-crossroads-climate-change-canadian-defence-and-the-arctic-through-a-systems-lens/
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Grey zones in space governance - https://www.cigionline.org/publications/clearing-the-fog-the-grey-zones-of-space-governance/
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Norms for outer space - https://unidir.org/files/2022-04/UNIDIR-Space_Dossier_7.pdf
Online
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Twitter/X: @JessicaWestPhD