Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bologna. Head of the LSE IDEAS Space Policy Project.https://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3mnmefrwsqc2gIn my open access article for @iajournal.bsky.social I examine how space politics is becoming more plural and less Western-centric. It looks at how China, private actors, emerging space powers, the global South, and regional cooperation are reshaping the international space order. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmefrwsqc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3mjpez6bt5s2qPleased to be quoted today in The European Correspondent on Europe’s contribution to Artemis and its broader role in space. https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/europes-quiet-corner-of-the-final-frontier @lseideas.bsky.social17 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpez6bt5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3mhgjfawsbs2oIs China a great power in space? Join me on 26 March for an online event hosted by the Astropolitics Working Group of @BritishIntS. Register: https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/astropolitics/events/empire-stars-not-yet-china-partial-great-power-space19 Mar 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgjfawsbs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3mg5sh72ifs2f1/4 I’m pleased to share my latest open access article, “Same orbits, different rocket dreams? China, India, and the case for global space security studies,” in the Journal of Space Safety Engineering. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246889672600002903 Mar 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5sh72ifs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3me73jvqnmk2zDon’t miss the International Studies Association’s Virtual PASS course “Advancing Diplomacy for Space Security” next Monday (Feb 9, 2026) with Saadia M. Pekkanen, PJ Blount, Gregory Miller — and me. Mini TTX + diplomacy under time pressure. https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Virtual-Programs/Virtual-Event-Reg-106 Feb 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3me73jvqnmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3mcmex5or722m1/2 🚀⭐️ New in Pacific Review: “Empire of the stars not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space”. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09512748.2025.261034317 Jan 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmex5or722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3mcmex5or722m1/2 🚀⭐️ New in Pacific Review: “Empire of the stars not yet? China as a ‘partial’ great power in space”. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09512748.2025.261034317 Jan 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmex5or722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3mcain6lar22sGreat to be quoted in this @news.sky.com article on the race to replace the International Space Station. 🚀 Really interesting moment for the future of research & commercial activity in low Earth orbit. https://news.sky.com/story/the-race-to-replace-the-international-space-station-13487532 @lseideas.bsky.social @unibo.it12 Jan 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcain6lar22shttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3m7zszpj3dk2k🛰️ New Space Policy volume now available!: themes include cooperation & sustainability; EU SST; space economy; space mining; Mars governance; electronics assurance terms; satellite recycling; STEM/NewSpace; space education. ➡️ https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/space-policy/vol/74/suppl/C @lseideas.bsky.social15 Dec 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zszpj3dk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3m4q6r6db6c2lOn 21 October, I had the pleasure of being part of one of the panels at the inaugural Prospero Conference, hosted by @fasikcl.bsky.social in partnership with the UK Ministry of Defence (SONAC) discussing the evolving threat landscape in space. Thanks to all who made it happen! @lseideas.bsky.social03 Nov 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4q6r6db6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3m24vvthkys26🚀 New issue of Space Policy (Vol. 73) is out! Topics include India’s #SpaceEconomy, cislunar security, satellite mega-constellations, European space sovereignty & more. Read here 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/space-policy/vol/73/suppl/C #SpacePolicy #SpaceResearch @lseideas.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social01 Oct 2025 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24vvthkys26https://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lyi5ufwb4s2i🚀 Don’t miss this ISA event led by Prof Saadia Pekkanen: Building Skills for Space Diplomacy 📅 Sep 15, 2025 | 4:00 PM (London) 1-hr overview of the legal, political & policy foundations shaping space governance. 👉 Register: https://isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ds7eePSuS_Keo6yNw2gSiQ#/registration #SpaceDiplomacy #ISA #SpacePolicy10 Sep 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyi5ufwb4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lsipfohjks22Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/astronauts-india-poland-hungary-launched-first-space-station-mission-2025-06-25/26 Jun 2025 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsipfohjks22https://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lrd6iv3myk2yPleased to share my CFR policy memo on India’s Space Policy. I examine how India is reshaping its space policy and engaging with emerging global norms in space. 🔗 https://www.cfr.org/article/indias-space-policy-between-strategic-autonomy-and-alignment-united-states @lseir.bsky.social @lseideas.bsky.social11 Jun 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrd6iv3myk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lqwtmvqugs25🚀 New @lseideas.bsky.social report by Jana Fey & Walter Peeters “The Changing Economy of Space Application and Exploration” How evolving space economies—from state-led to New Space—shape international cooperation and geopolitical tensions. 📖 https://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/publications/Expert-Analysis/The-Changing-Economy-of-Space-Application-and-Exploration-A-Catalyst-for-International-Cooperation06 Jun 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwtmvqugs25https://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lpraev6bh22p🚀 Excited to share my latest piece: China and India as Space Powers: Geopolitics, Domestic Interests, and Prestige—now out in the Hellenic Air Force Review, part of a special issue on space security in a multipolar world. 📖 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RpM7-GUTXJqGwGstXrR6YR9Efjdbvik7/view22 May 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpraev6bh22phttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lpp4negvqs2dChina Treads Carefully in the Eastern Mediterranean https://thediplomat.com/2025/05/china-treads-carefully-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/21 May 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpp4negvqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lotthg5rkk2mSoviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9vz28nyedo10 May 2025 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotthg5rkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lo44tlys5s2y🧵1/ A bit late in posting this, but I’m very pleased to have co-authored a chapter with Rajeswari Rajagopalan for the Routledge Handbook of Space Policy, edited by Mariel Borowitz, Thomas Hoerber, Antonella Forganni, and Bruno Reynaud de Sousa. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003342380-43/metamorphosis-india-space-policy-changing-space-order-rajeswari-raji-pillai-rajagopalan-dimitrios-stroikos01 May 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo44tlys5s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lo3z37yl3c2zAxiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to International Space Station to launch on May 29 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/axiom-4-mission-carrying-indian-astronaut-shubhanshu-shukla-to-international-space-station-to-launch-on-may-29/articleshow/120735372.cms01 May 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3z37yl3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lnuiwslrus2aHonored to speak at the @nereusaisbl.bsky.social NEREUS 2025 General Assembly at the European Committee of the Regions! Spoke on European space policy and the crucial role of European regions. 🔗 lnkd.in/eM2Cmck5 #SpacePolicy #EuropeanRegions #NEREUS #EUspace @lseir.bsky.social @lseideas.bsky.social28 Apr 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuiwslrus2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lns3ijx2vc2wCheck out this new special issue of Asian Security edited by Professor Saadia Pekkanen on space in the international relations of Asia! Lots of fascinating contributions! #SpacePolicy #AsianSecurity #InternationalRelations https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14799855.2025.2483170?src=exp-la#abstract27 Apr 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lns3ijx2vc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lns333qepk22Dr K Kasturirangan (1940-2025): Visionary scientist who dreamed big, steered ISRO through tough times https://indianexpress.com/article/india/dr-k-kasturirangan-1940-2025-visionary-scientist-who-dreamed-big-steered-isro-through-tough-times-9966320/27 Apr 2025 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lns333qepk22https://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lnn4u3re6c2fChina shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8v691qmg5o25 Apr 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnn4u3re6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lncvnnebdc2fIsro achieves second docking with SpaDeX satellites https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/isro-achieves-second-docking-with-spadex-satellites/articleshowprint/120475563.cms21 Apr 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lncvnnebdc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3llgjzczwsk2v‘No substitute’: Europe’s battle to break Elon Musk’s stranglehold on the skies https://www.ft.com/content/cfee88fc-8a83-4a64-83a1-4a6fb1c5871228 Mar 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgjzczwsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lksagw446k2tEurope tries to fix its plumbing — and leave Starlink behind https://www.ft.com/content/86345e81-81c5-4906-bf57-f061a6dd14ef20 Mar 2025 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksagw446k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lkjbovolls2dStarlink nears India launch: 7 key facts about the satellite internet service https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/starlink-india-launch-7-key-facts-satellite-internet-elon-musk-9882637/16 Mar 2025 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjbovolls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dstroikos.bsky.social/post/3lkjbkowq422d‘Deeply uncomfortable’: UK Starlink users switch off over Musk’s political machinations https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/16/deeply-uncomfortable-uk-starlink-users-switch-off-over-musks-political-machinations16 Mar 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:pcdm2vijcusccbmow4gzsv27/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjbkowq422d