Deganit Paikowsky holds a Ph.D. in political science from Tel Aviv University, where she is a senior researcher at the Yuval Neeman Workshop for Science, Technology, and Security. Her research examines the interconnections between technology and international relations with a unique focus on space policy and security. In her dissertation, she explored the role of nation-state clubs in world politics using the case study of the space club. Her research at the Davis Institute focuses on the politics of nuclear and space technologies; in particular, she examines the linkage between these two technological fields and its implications for proliferation, distribution of power, and supremacy. This research is part of a larger project that explores the roots, evolution, and interconnections of the American strategic approach to nuclear energy, space, and cyber technologies. Dr. Paikowsky is also a research associate at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute. Since 2012, she has served as a consultant to the space committee of Israel’s National Council for Research and Development, in which position she leads strategic planning relating to space policy, R&D, and regulation at the national level.