Jessica West

Jessica West is a Centre for International Governance Innovation senior fellow and a senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, a Canadian peace and security research institute, where she focuses on technology, security and governance in outer space.

Canada should resist Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ fantasy

Aligning with space-based missile defence would contradict Canada’s commitment to responsible behaviour in space while triggering an arms race on Earth and in space.

opinion | BY JESSICA WEST | February 17, 2025

A missed chance to rein in security threats in space leaves us all vulnerable

A satellite is just a satellite until it is used to do harm. Meanwhile, threats to satellites themselves continue to proliferate.

opinion | BY JESSICA WEST | September 21, 2023