The politics of space

Battlefields between great powers usually consist of things like labor, trade, production, currency, investment and technology. In a globalized economy, control over these areas gives a country the ability to impose its will on others – which is the definition of power. They were formerly controlled by regional powers within their spheres of influence, and since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they have been dominated by the world’s sole superpower – the United States – which possesses a navy with global reach, a global currency, power projection capabilities, and superiority in the tech and finance worlds.