RSI Connect: War in Ukraine and the Future of Russian Space
Date: July 21st, 2022 at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EDT Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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The Russia Strategic Initiative will host Curtis Hernandez (LeoLabs), Clay Moltz (Naval Postgraduate School), and Richard Weitz (Hudson Institute) to discuss Russian space sectors and changes to those sectors from its current war in Ukraine. The panel will explore the state of Russian civil and commercial space sectors, impacts since the 24 February invasion, and potential impacts that may extend into Russian military and national security space with implications for the U.S. security community.
Biographies
Curtis Hernandez
Title: Director of Government Relations Affiliation: LeoLabs, Inc.; Former Director of National Security Space Policy, National Space Council
Curtis Hernandez is the Director of Government Relations for LeoLabs, Inc. He is an expert in national-level space policy, executive branch processes, and a 25-year veteran space operator in the United States Air Force.
Curtis was instrumental in driving the establishment of the United States Space Force and reestablishment of the United States Space Command on behalf of the Executive Office of the President. He holds an MSA in Information Resource Management from Central Michigan University, an MMOAS from the Air Command and Staff College, and an MSS from the Air War College.
James Clay Moltz
Title: Professor Affiliation: Naval Postgraduate School, Department of National Security Affairs
James Clay Moltz is a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), where he also holds a joint appointment in the Space Systems Academic Group. His books include The Politics of Space Security, Crowded Orbits, and Asia’s Space Race.
Prof. Moltz has served as an advisor to NASA-Ames Research Center and the U.S. Department of Energy and has provided expert testimony on space and nuclear issues before the U.S. Congress. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. and B.A. from Stanford University.
Richard Weitz
Title: Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis Affiliation: Hudson Institute
Richard Weitz is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute. His current research includes regional security developments relating to Europe, Eurasia, and East Asia as well as U.S. foreign and defense policies.
Dr. Weitz is a graduate of Harvard University (Ph.D. in Political Science), Oxford University (M.Phil. in Politics), the London School of Economics (M.Sc. in International Relations), and Harvard College (B.A. with Highest Honors in Government). Last year, he completed a study of Russia-China Space Cooperation: The New Frontier? for RSI.