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Ending cyber coercion: computer network attack, exploitation and the case of North Korea / Whyte, Christopher

Whyte, Christopher	Journal Article
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The use of coercive instruments of statecraft and military power to affect changes in strategic behavior is a common feature of international politics. Recently, a variety of state and sub-state actors have attempted to utilize cyber instruments of disruption and intrusion to bring about favorable outcomes. This article notes that digital instruments for coercion offer limited potential for effective compellent effect in world affairs. Nevertheless, as the case of North Korea's 2015 hack and (attempted) manipulation of Sony demonstrates, coercion using cyber weapons of intrusion and disruption is possible under particular conditions. In describing these conditions, I argue that the limits of cyber coercion should be seen more as a function of relevant social and institutional context than of the current state of technological possibilities. Technology certainly determines parameters of coercive interaction between actors, but success—and thus most determinants of strategic decisions surrounding cyber coercion—derives directly from sociopolitical context.

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North Korea ; Cyber Attack ; Computer Network Attack ; Cyber Coercion

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How probable is Cyber war? bringing IR theory back in to the cy / Junio, Timothy J

Junio, Timothy J	Journal Article
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Publication	2013.
Summary/Abstract	Many well-established explanations for war suggest that cyber weapons have a greater chance of being used offensively than other kinds of military technologies. This response article introduces a research agenda for the study of cyber war, and offers an example - principal-agent problems in cyber operations - to demonstrate how rigorous theoretical and empirical work may proceed.

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Information Technology ; Cyber War ; Principal - Agent ; Computer Network Attack ; Command and Control

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Offensive cyber for the joint force commander: it's not that different / Carter, Rosemary M; Feick, Brent; Undersander, Roy C

Carter, Rosemary M	Journal Article
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2012.

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NATO ; United States ; Russia ; Georgia ; Cyber Attack ; Cyber Policy ;
Computer Network Attack ; Offensive Cyber ; Cyber Warriors ; Cyber Domain

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