In this episode, Senior Fellow Peter Garretson interviews Josh Carlson, author of Spacepower Ascendant.  They discuss spacepower theory, space development theory, Space Force roles and missions, US-China competition, and why the Space Force needs a broad vision. Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-carlson-19ba0167/ Josh's Book Spacepower Ascendant https://www.amazon.com/Spacepower-Ascendant-Development-Theory-Strategy-ebook/dp/B08BY52LFN Space Force Journal https://spaceforcejournal.org/ Dr. Goswami's Testimony on China https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Namrata%20Goswami%20USCC%2025%20April.pdf Space Force Advertisement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXtkq07oUaM Space Futures Workshop 2060 Report https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1101899.pdf China's Space Solar Power Plan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhgJwnpYRGc Planetary Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7KAsv57Rpw Where Starship Could take US: https://warontherocks.com/2021/05/a-starcruiser-for-space-force-thinking-through-the-imminent-transformation-of-spacepower/ Dr. Ziarnick's Book https://www.amazon.com/Developing-National-Power-Space-Theoretical/dp/0786494999 Dr. Dolman's Book https://www.amazon.com/Astropolitik-Classical-Geopolitics-Strategy-History/dp/0714681970 Dr. Goswami's Book https://www.amazon.com/Scramble-Skies-Competition-Control-Resources/dp/1498583113