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Joan Johnson-Freese

Joan Johnson-Freese is a University Professor at the US Naval War College, teaching in the National Security Affairs Department. She holds the Charles F. Bolden Jr. Chair in Science, Space & Technology. She has authored multiple books and articles on space security, as well as working on issues regarding women, peace, and security.


Articles by Joan Johnson-Freese

One conception of using lasers to power a spacecraft. (Image courtesy Breakthrough Initiatives at: https://breakthroughinitiatives.org/initiative/3)

Reaching for the stars: The case for cooperative governance of directed energy technologies

By Joan Johnson-Freese, Nikola Schmidt | Disruptive Technologies
One conception of using lasers to power a spacecraft. (Image courtesy Breakthrough Initiatives at: https://breakthroughinitiatives.org/initiative/3)

Reaching for the stars: The case for cooperative governance of directed energy technologies

By Joan Johnson-Freese, Nikola Schmidt

The Outer Space Treaty and the weaponization of space

By Joan Johnson-Freese, David Burbach | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics