Almudena Azcárate Ortega

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) • Lead Space Security Researcher

Almudena AZCÁRATE ORTEGA is the lead Space Security Researcher at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). She has published widely and briefed UN Member States on the topics of space security law and policy and has presented her research in multiple fora. She has led UNIDIR’s participation in the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats Through Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviour, established pursuant to UN General Assembly resolution 76/231. Prior to joining UNIDIR, Almudena was a Research Assistant at Georgetown University Law Center, where she is currently a doctoral candidate. She holds an LL.M. in National Security Law from the same institution, where she was the recipient of Georgetown’s Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. Prize for the most distinguished academic performance in the program. She received her LL.B. from the University of Navarra, Spain. 

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

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