Joan Johnson-Freese to present at Rice University

January 27, 2010 at 3:51 pm | Posted in Space Law Current Events | Leave a comment

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

From the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy:

The Space Policy Program of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University cordially invites you to attend a presentation and book signing for Heavenly Ambitions:America’s Quest to Dominate Space with Joan Johnson-Freese, Ph.D., Chair, National Security Decision Making Department United States Naval War College.

Welcoming remarks by George Abbey, Baker Botts Senior Fellow in Space Policy
Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Monday, February 1, 2010
6:00 pm Presentation
Reception to Follow
Kelly International Conference Facility
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University

Joan Johnson-Freese, Ph.D., is the chair of the National Security Decision Making Department at the Naval War College. Previously, she taught at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies and the Air War College. She has also been an associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Space Policy and Law at the University of Central Florida. Johnson-Freese’s research focuses on space security issues, including technology transfer and export, missile defense, transparency, space and development, transformation, and globalization. Her recent books include “Heavenly Ambitions: America’s Quest to Dominate Space” (2009) and “Space As A Strategic Asset” (2007). Johnson-Freese has also published articles in Joint Forces Quarterly, Nature, Space Policy, Issues in Science & Technology and The Nonproliferation Review. She is a fellow of the International Academy of Astronautics and a visiting fellow of the Watson Institute of International Affairs at Brown University, and has testified before Congress regarding space security and China. She also teaches courses on globalization and terrorism as well as space and security at Harvard Summer School.

Please RSVP by fax to 713.348.5993, by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu or on the
Web at http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/johnson-freese before Wednesday, January 27.