Cybersecurity

Taming the ‘Wild West’: The Role of International Norms in Cyberspace

Elizabeth Thomas • Nov 13 2017 • Essays

An social constructivist analysis of emergent cyber-security norms illustrates the process of norm construction in the international security realm.

The US Response to North Korea: The Cyber Option

Matthew S. Cohen • Aug 7 2017 • Articles

Despite the dangers of a cyber response to North Korea, the US could block North Korea’s access to cyber-space and make it clear that the they were behind the attacks.

Review – Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet

Sophie Barnett • Mar 18 2016 • Features

Deibert convincingly argues for the legitimate need of cybersecurity, but fails to provide a solution of how to resolve the tension between cyber-control and openness.

Cyber Weapons as a Game Changer: A Critical Reflection

Andreas Haggman • Jun 9 2015 • Articles

Claims that cyber weapons are a game changer are often based on a misunderstanding and overestimation of cyber weapons’ capabilities and effects.

Net Neutrality and Its Relationship to National Security

James P. Welch • Apr 15 2015 • Articles

Net neutrality was never really connected to the national security debate but there definitely a connection between the two; though contentious and problematic at best.

Review – Cybersecurity and Cyberwar

Alex Stark • Jan 6 2014 • Features

Singer and Friedman make a significant contribution to building a deeper understanding and a common base of knowledge around cybersecurity issues for policymakers and citizens alike.

Interview – Peter W. Singer

E-International Relations • Dec 30 2013 • Features

Peter W. Singer discusses his forthcoming book Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, global security threats, and how parenthood has changed his perspective of international security.

Ethical Dilemmas and the Future of European Defence

André Barrinha • Oct 10 2013 • Articles

André Barrinha examines the particular ethical consequences of technological advancement for European Defence in relation to cyberspace and a move towards privatization.

Cyber Security Governance and the Theory of Public Goods

Mischa Hansel • Jun 27 2013 • Articles

Cooperation in cyber security is a hard task even in the absence of national security considerations. A theory of public goods can help us understand cyber security governance and its challenges.

The Estonian President and Baroness Neville-Jones in Conversation on Cyber Security

Rachael Squire • Jun 2 2013 • Articles

Toomas Hendrik Ilves recently visited the UK to discuss the threat of cyber security. It turned out to be a fascinating discussion about personal freedoms, liberty and state power.

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