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Space-Based Espionage Under International Law: Legal Ambiguities and the Case of Israel
[Amir Hossein Asgari is a Ph.D. candidate in public international law at the University of Tehran, Iran] Introduction Israel’s recent launch of the reconnaissance satellite (Ofek-19), aimed at enhancing regional surveillance and intelligence capabilities, raises serious questions in the fields of international space law and public international law. The use of satellite technology for collecting security and military data is not only...