Articles by Akash Shah

September 25, 2026

America's absence from NATO’s latest space initiative, HALO

Akash Shah
Akash Shah analyses the necessity of HALO for NATO’s integration of space architecture. Here, he suggests that President Trump’s push for European self-reliance, data sovereignty and technical challenges could all explain the US absence from this initiative
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Akash Shah
Research Officer, Strategic Vision Institute, Islamabad

Akash works on developments in outer space and their intersection with nuclear strategy and strategic stability.

His research interests include space security, nuclear deterrence, emerging and disruptive technologies, arms control, and strategic stability.

He participated as a New Generation Expert at the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference 2024 and is an alumnus of the US Department of State’s Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) programme at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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