Why the World Needs an International Cyberwar Convention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19563142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni (0000-0001-9783-0446, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 379-407 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy & Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-5433 • E-ISSN: 2210-5441 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13347-017-0271-5 |
| OpenAlex | W2739084052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
States’ capacity for using modern information and communication technology to inflict grave harm on enemies has been amply demonstrated in recent years, with many countries reporting large-scale cyberattacks against their military defense systems, water supply, and other critical infrastructure. Currently, no agreed-upon international rules or norms exist to govern international conflict in cyberspace. Many governments prefer to keep it that way. They argue that difficulties of verifiability and challenges posed by rapid technological change rule out agreement on an international cyber convention. Instead, they prefer to rely on informal cooperation and strategic deterrence to limit direct conflict. In this article, I seek to rebut some of the main objections to seeking an international convention on the use of cyber weapons. While there are significant obstacles to achieving effective arms control in the cyber domain, historical experience from other areas of international arms control suggests that none of these obstacles are insurmountable. Furthermore, while most critics of cyberarms control assume that cyberspace favors offensive strategies, closer inspection reveals the dominance of cyber-defensive strategies. This in turn improves prospects for striking an effective international agreement on cyberarms control
Arms control · Business · Command and control · Computer security · Convention · Cyberspace · Cyberwarfare · Deterrence theory · Harm · International regime · International trade · Law and economics · Offensive · Operations research · Political science · Sociology · Telecommunications · The Internet · Computer Science · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Information and Cyber Security · Law
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare
Varieties of Cooperation
Cyber Posturing and the Offense-Defense Balance
Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare
What Is the Offense-Defense Balance and How Can We Measure It
The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War
Attributing Cyber Attacks
The Life Cycles of Cyber Threats
Ten Rules for Cyber Security
Cooperation under the Security Dilemma
Why are some international agreements informal
A genealogy of the chemical weapons taboo
Hard and Soft Law in International Governance
The Rational Design of International Institutions
The Constraining Power of International Treaties
| Citations per year | 0.63 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |