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D.Paikowsky, D.Payson. Y.Falkov. Orchestrating Power: The Cultural–Institutional Nexus and the Rise of Digital Innovation Ecosystems in Great Power Rivalry
This article examines how digital innovation ecosystems have emerged as strategic institutions of power in contemporary world politics. Using a cultural–institutional framework, we explain how differences in strategic culture and institutional governance impact the ecosystem’s vitality and performance, August 2025

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Russia Quietly Changed Its Space Station Plans. Here's What That Means
Scientific American article by Ilya Ferapontov, December 29, 2025

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The Oxford Handbook of the New Space Economy
Ed. by Anthony P. D'Costa. February 2026. Contributions: “Space Industry Ecosystem” and “Changing Dynamics in Russia's Space Economy” (with Ivan Kosenkov).

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Payson, Dmitry. Public Goods and the Evaluation of Complex Outcomes in Space Exploration (preprint submitted July 21, 2025).
Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5370548 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5370548

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