POLITOLOGICKÁ REVUE 1/2017 | 161 KONZULTACE / RESEARCH NOTES Perspektivy globálního vládnutí v otázce obrany planety před asteroidy* Nikola Schmidt ** Abstract / Perspectives on Global Governance in Case of Planetary Defence Against Asteroids he article analyses perspectives on global governance of planetary defence against asteroids under the circumstances of its current conceivable technological solution, namely the relation between technological requirements for such a project and four ideal global governance models. he author irst analyses the principles of orbital mechanics and technological solutions of asteroid delection; he argues that we do not have much chance of dealing with the asteroid threat without the authority of democratic cosmopolitan character responsible for technological development and in-space asteroid delection infrastructure operation. he topic is studied prevalently on the theoretical level; however, the analysis is also supported by current dynamics and dilemmas of international cooperation of national space agencies and other actors. he article concludes that the discussion of the fundamental threat of asteroid collision with Earth has the potential to stimulate the emergence of an internationally respected cosmopolitan authority focused on particular global threats – it may have a constitutive efect on the emergence of international organizations or other political entities or regimes. his can have an impact on the current international system of nation states in the so-called semi- cosmopolitan model as the authority has higher chances to emerge in territories not under control of states – in the outer space. We talk about an environment in which any solutions related to security threats are solvable only in the setting of perfect cooperation. he article argues that to avoid anarchy, the current development of commercial space infrastructure will * Text vznikl za podpory Grantové agentury Univerzity Karlovy, projekt 234815. ** Mgr. Nikola Schmidt, Ph.D., Institut politologických studií, Fakulta sociálních vědy, Univerzita Karlova. U Kříže 8, 158 00 Praha 5 – Jinonice. E-mail: nikola.schmidt@fsv.cuni.cz