Aleix Nadal is a PhD candidate at the Freeman Air and Space Institute and the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London. His research examines the evolving posture of the British Armed Forces on outer space since the end of the 1991 Gulf War, also known as the first space war, and how they interacted with senior policymakers to shape the British defence space strategy. The project aims to ascertain the degree to which the United States has historically shaped the Royal Air Force´s military thinking on space. Aleix holds an MA degree in European Politics and International Relations from Maastricht University and has previously worked as an intern in the European Space Policy Institute (Vienna) and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (Rome).

His research interests include:

• Space security
• Space policy
• Strategic arms control
• Nuclear policy and non-proliferation
• UK security and defence policy
• EU security and defence policy
• Military innovation