Sputnik and Russia's outer space activities / Vladimir Putkov -- The Outer Space Treaty : then and now / Sergey Barsanov -- China's space activities : present and future / Xu Yansong -- Peace in space : building on the Outer Space Treaty / Gérard Brachet -- Current CD developments regarding PAROS / Paul Meyer -- Space security : perspectives of developing countries / Hewa Palihakkara -- Alternative approaches for ensuring space security / James B. Armor, Jr. -- Putting current space militarization and weaponization dynamics in perspective : an approach to space security / Kiran Nair -- Fundamental ways to ensure outer space security : negotiating and concluding a legally binding iinternationalinstrument / Zhang Ju'nan -- The Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Treat or Use of Force Against Outer Space Objects / Anton Vasiliev -- The space security index : changing trends in space security and the Outer Space Treaty / Jessica West -- Developments in ballistic missile deferences / Peter Hays -- "Hit-to-kill" and the threat to space assets / Jefferey Lewis -- Orbital debris produced by kinetic-energy anti-satellite weapons / David Wright -- A code of conduct for responsible space-faring nations / Michael Krepon -- Cooperative management of the space environment / Richard DalBello -- Study on space traffic management by the International Academy of Astronautics / Petr Lála -- The security dimensions of space traffic management / Phillip J. Baines -- A ban on destructive anti-satellite weapons : useful and feasible / Laura Grego -- Overcoming institutional inertia / Rebecca Johnson -- Moving from dialogue to action / Colleen M. Driscoll.