In the twentieth century, the world was defined by a struggle between two superpowers. The United States and the Soviet Union waged a Cold War for more than forty years. No direct battle, but a ruthless game of chess. Economy, politics, military might — everything was deployed to push the limits of warfare without ever stepping into open conflict.

Today, the battlefield has shifted. The players have changed; the stakes have not. The United States and China are staring each other down. No longer on Earth, but beyond: in space. From low Earth orbit to the lunar surface, a new collision course is taking shape. And the question looming above all: can we still pull back in time, or is humanity rushing headlong toward the abyss?

Astropolitics is about choices. Two roads lie before us. One leads to preservation. The other — to destruction. Our past gives little reason for optimism. Human history is an endless repetition of the same pattern: discovery, exploitation, conflict over control. Again, and again. And now, as we launch deeper into space, that cycle threatens to repeat itself — this time with the survival of humanity hanging in the balance.

At the forefront of this race: the United States, Russia, China. But they are no longer alone. France, India, Japan, and an army of private companies have joined the fray. All chasing the same prize: economic opportunity, strategic dominance, access to new resources — stretching all the way to the Moon and even Mars.

Some see this new space race as an inevitable zero-sum game, with great power conflict bound to erupt. Others believe the cosmos holds more than enough to resolve Earth’s gravest crises — without a single shot fired. But for that, one thing is needed. Something humanity has yet to master: the ability to radically change the way we think.