As the “final frontier”, space has been a domain of rapidly evolving human activities in the early 21st century. The orbital space around the Earth has become an essential component of the global economy by enabling navigation, communication, defence and security activities, along with several other types of services both on our home planet and in outer space. The Moon could soon play a similarly crucial role. Complex geopolitical factors, state ambitions and private investment are the main driving forces leading us to a New Space Age.
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Our culture is going through an epochal shift. The end of liberalism as the dominant philosophy is over. Liberalism has been the hegemonic political philosophy for many years, becoming especially prominent during and after the 1960s in the Western world. However, the British public, particularly Conservative voters, are predominantly post-liberal conservatives.
This book aims to build on a conference co-organised by the Danube Institute and the Eötvös József Research Centre of the University of Public Service. The conference provided a platform for various assessments of the curren