A Critical Analytical Essay on the Book, "Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age" by Everett C. Dolman

“Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age”, written by Everett Carl Dolman, is a remarkable work on the geopolitical importance of Space that the author explicated through the lenses of grand theories such as Realism, Liberalism, Sea Power Theory of Alfred Thayer Mahan and Geopolitical theories of Mackinder, Spykman and Friedrich Ratzel. This book, however, is one of the four books that are published in “Cass Series: Strategy and History” edited by Colin Gray and Williamson Murray. This is the fourth book of the series written by Everett Carl Dolman, an American Professor of Comparative Strategy and Military Studies at the ACSC (the US Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College). The book, titled ‘Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age’, has been published in 2002 by FRANK CASS PUBLICATION. This book mainly sheds light on ‘spacepower theory’ based on the theoretical standpoints and geopolitical frameworks of Space power and highlights the notions of cooperation and political unity in space. The series editors viewed Space as the theatre of ‘international terrestrial conflict’ which is named ‘Astropolitik’. From Cold War to the contemporary war and conflict such as the Ukraine crisis, every single juncture marks some crucial developments in strategy where Space is the inevitable theatre of conflict.