Sustaining the Air Commons

This chapter will discuss the nature of the air commons and how it is governed and defended. It will then explore developments that may challenge the sustained openness and stability of the air commons in peacetime and emerging challenges to America's ability to control the air during wartime. In conclusion, it will recommend steps to modernize and expand access to the air commons, strengthen the international architecture that governs it, and reinforce the United States' command of the air commons.