How Probable is Cyber War? Bringing IR Theory Back In to the Cyber Conflict Debate

Junio, Timothy J.

doi:10.1080/01402390.2012.739561

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“…38 Rid's approach is ends-based and focuses on war when it emerges rather than what contributes to causing war. 39 From this perspective, the StuxNet attacks against Iran's nuclear programme would not be cyberwar because they lacked the critical element of lethal force. Further, the plausible deniability associated with cyberattcks makes determining the political, or instrumental, reasoning behind these acts difficult, reinforcing the Clausewitzian position.…”

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“…In following this logic, once cyberwar has begun, then cyberattacks fall under jus in bello, or the rules governing the process of warfare. How jus ad bellum and jus in bello apply to cyberwar is constrained within the existing United Nations charter (Articles 2 (4), 39,41,51), relevant international legal regimes, and norms of state behaviour. 8 However, existing legal frameworks are only partially relevant to actions which do not fall under jus ad bellum and jus in bello.…”

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Defining cyberwar: towards a definitional framework

Ashraf

2021

Defense & Security Analysis

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For nearly thirty years scholars have offered changing definitions of cyberwar. The continued ambiguity demonstrates that efforts at establishing definitional clarity have not been successful. As a result, there are many different and contradictory definitions, ranging from cyberwar's non-existence to cyberwar as an imminent threat. Ongoing definitional ambiguity makes interdisciplinary research and policy communications challenging in this diverse field. Instead of offering a new definition, this paper proposes that cyberwar can be understood through a fluid framework anchored in three themes and five variables identified in a broad interdisciplinary survey of literature. This framework's applicability is demonstrated by constructing an example definition of cyberwar utilising these themes and variables.

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Defining cyberwar: towards a definitional framework

Ashraf

2021

Defense & Security Analysis

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“…Prior research has called for more theoretical ( Junio, 2013) as well as empirical research into the logic and correlates of state-sponsored cyber conflict, particularly research that moves beyond single-case inferences to test hypotheses using datasets "drawing on the variety of known cases" of cyber conflict worldwide (Kello 2013, p. 15). Although obvious difficulties abound in large-n cyber conflict research, the persistence of so many contradictory theoretical claims clearly warrants further investigation.…”

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Routledge Handbook of International Cybersecurity

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2020

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The Routledge Handbook of International Cybersecurity examines the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) from the perspective of international peace and security.Acknowledging that the very notion of peace and security has become more complex, the volume seeks to determine which questions of cybersecurity are indeed of relevance for international peace and security and which, while requiring international attention, are simply issues of contemporary governance or development. The Handbook offers a variety of thematic, regional and disciplinary perspectives on the question of international cybersecurity, and the chapters contextualize cybersecurity in the broader contestation over the world order, international law, conflict, human rights, governance and development.The volume is split into four thematic sections:• Concepts and frameworks;• Challenges to secure and peaceful cyberspace;• National and regional perspectives on cybersecurity;• Global approaches to cybersecurity. This book will be of much interest to students of cybersecurity, computer science, sociology, international law, defence studies and International Relations in general.

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“…El debate se puede subdividir en dos grandes perspectivas. Por un lado, una perspectiva sostiene que la infraestructura interconectada hace que las potencias industriales avanzadas sean particularmente vulnerables a serias perturbaciones por parte de los Estados más débiles o incluso de actores no estatales, puesto que las herra-mientas de hackeo son cada vez de más fácil acceso (Nye, 2011;Borg, 2005;Brenner, 2011;Clarke & Knake, 2010;Junio, 2013;Kello, 2013;Petterson, 2013;Rattray, 2001).…”

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El sistema internacional cibernético: elementos de análisis

Orozco¹

2019

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Este artículo aporta algunas consideraciones sobre el debate de cuestiones cibernéticas y sus efectos sobre el entendimiento de nuevas temáticas de seguridad internacional. Además, propone la adopción de metodologías de la disciplina de relaciones internacionales para estudiar asuntos cibernéticos de carácter global. El artículo concluye con algunos lineamientos para profundizar acerca del análisis de temas cibernéticos con una perspectiva internacional.

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How Probable is Cyber War? Bringing IR Theory Back In to the Cyber Conflict Debate

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

Defining cyberwar: towards a definitional framework

Defining cyberwar: towards a definitional framework

Routledge Handbook of International Cybersecurity

El sistema internacional cibernético: elementos de análisis

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