Employing Technological Power in theAmerican-Russian Geospace Competition
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Abstract
Objectives: This study aims at analyzing the performance of the international powers, particularly the United States of America and The Federal Republic of Russia in terms of increasing and developing their technological power and using it in the space aspects in addition to identifying and investigating the geo-space contest between them as well as identifying the essence of the geo-space power and the domains of contest between the Unites States of America and Russia.
Methods: The current study employed the descriptive-analytical approach in describing the concepts of power, technology and the geo-space power and their characteristics and features. Certain articles and academic studies were utilized, that are relevant to the scope of the geo-space domain and then these studies were analyzed to reach the findings and results. Also, the study employed the functional methodology that tackles the study of the survival factors of the countries and especially the effect of the techno-space power aspects that were reached through the references. Additionally, the methodology of the study involved studying the cases of the United States of America and Russia as these two countries have the potential and abilities in the scope of the geo-space contest.
Results: The study reached certain findings and showed that employing the technological power contributed to escalating the contest between the international powers in terms of the geo-space race and also, the technological development imposed on those power the contest (USA and Russia). Moreover, the space technological development led to producing new weapons and tools, particularly in the field of the satellites, artificial intelligence and the electronic and cyberspace wars and others.
Conclusion: The technological power motivated the international powers (USA and Russia) to contest in the geo-space aspect and they both strive for controlling and dominating this field of knowledge considered as an arena of the contest of the countries all over the world.