Victoria Valdivia Cerda

Victoria Valdivia Cerda

ByKaterina Mazzucchelli

Victoria Valdivia Cerda is a political scientist from Chile, she holds a Magister degree in International Relations and currently, she is a student at the doctoral program on International Relations at Universidad de Santiago.Victoria has worked as a space policy advisor contributing to the formulation of Chile’s defense whitepaper (2017)and to the National Defense policy…

Geopolitical Risks of Monopolised Infrastructure in Orbit: The Case of Starlink

Geopolitical Risks of Monopolised Infrastructure in Orbit: The Case of Starlink

ByKaterina Mazzucchelli

In recent years, the rapid ascent of Starlink has redefined the balance of power in low Earth orbit (LEO) and brought with it some international risk. Backed by SpaceX and supported by the U.S. Government, Starlink now operates the majority of active satellites in space, with more than 6,500 already deployed and thousands more planned….