Thank you.
It's a fascinating question, and I would suggest that the first answer, and short answer, is no, we cannot assume that simply because rules are in place they will be followed. It is worth noting that Russia and China have both proposed some forms of rules in space. It's also worth noting that Russia has rejected the approach of norms regarding space activities and suggested that a fully legal regime would be more appropriate. My inclination is that Russia, in particular, will use the rules to the extent that they benefit Russia. If we are going to develop a rules-based framework, which I do think would be helpful, we have to bear in mind that Russia must see it as being at least of parallel benefit to them as to what they consider to be their peers.
The key point in the whole conversation around space military activity, in my opinion, is verification. If we can create a framework of rules that facilitate some form of verification that we are confident provides us with sufficient information on the capabilities that Russia and China are deploying and attempting to deploy, and from there develop an understanding of their intent in the space domain, then those rules and regulations can be useful in their own right, even if we also need to augment them by the deterrence function that Dr. Leuprecht mentioned in his response.