Session 2: Ad Lunam, cooperation and competition on the way to the Moon

With the publicisation of the Artemis programme, the Moon has once again become a subject of interest, particularly for China, which sees it as an opportunity to compete directly with the United States and its allies since its ousting from American space programmes. Competition in the space sector is now reflected in economic, strategic and diplomatic choices based above all on a desire to challenge states without having recourse to direct conflict and focusing on the implementation of mirror programmes or rival missions. What if a new Cold War was taking place in the space sector?