Ecuador at the geopolitical crossroads of space: leveraging Equatorial geography amid global astropolitical rivalries
Noritz Romero, Guillermo Nicolay (A.A. 2024/2025) Ecuador at the geopolitical crossroads of space: leveraging Equatorial geography amid global astropolitical rivalries. Tesi di Laurea in Exogeography: astropolitics and space economy, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Alfonso Giordano, pp. 93. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Preamble and teleological justification: Ecuador’s geostrategic asset over the equator. Hypothetical proposition and missional objectives. Central research question. Methodological delimitation and primary sources. Structural architecture of the dissertation. Astropolitical and exogeographic foundations. Notional framework: astropolitics and appliedexogeography. Conceptual instrumental: dolman and Bowen in thereading of space power. Fundamental lexicology: space power, orbital sovereignty and strategic neutrality. The legal hiatus and the primacy of the outer space treaty (OST). Ecuador in orbital cartography. Determination of Ecuadorian geographical positioning in GSO and Equatorial LEO. Legal status and potential claims over orbital bands. Strategic relevance for space surveillance, injection corridors and megaconstellations. National suitability and gaps for space traffic management and data relay infrastructure. Global hegemonic rivalries and the astropolitical crossroads of equatorial space. Consolidated astropolitical presence: models of influence in the equatorial belt. Orbital control models and infrastructural architecture deployment. The dilemma between sovereignty and foreign presence: security and legal framework dilemmas. Ecuador's diplomatic leverage and strategic integration scenarios. Regional astropolitics and its repercussions in Latin America. Mapping of south American space capabilities and ambitions. Perceptions of neighboring nations regarding Ecuador’s strategic space design. Axes of Latin American space cooperation: ALCE, AEB and bilateral initiatives. Diplomatic challenges and regional security scenarios. Strategic pathways for Ecuador. Projective diplomatic scenarios: alignment, non-alignment, and south-south doctrine. Institutional roadmap: prolegomena for the creation of a space agency and national regulatory framework. Strategic instrumentalization of soft power and the promotion of new norms (norm entrepreneurship). Risk analysis: technological dependency, erosion of sovereignty and the danger of militarization. Future research directions: the Latin American orbital commons and the construction of an equatorial identity.
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Bibliografia: pp. 91-93.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | Exogeography: astropolitics and space economy |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Giordano, Alfonso |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Ferrara, Pasquale |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2026 10:20 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2026 10:20 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46262 |
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