The Impact of Cyber Conflict on International Interactions

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ID2340967
AuthorsRyan C Mane, Ryan C Maness (0009-0009-2090-2195, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, corresponding author), Brandon Valeriano (0000-0003-3297-075X, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK)
Year2016
Volume42
Issue2
Pages301-323
Publication date2016-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArmed Forces & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0095327x15572997
OpenAlexW2171151801
LanguageEN
Citations received20

Analysts suggest that the rise of the cyber domain of combat has led to a revolution in military affairs and have greatly changed how society interacts with the Internet. The structure and content of interactions on the battlefield have supposedly changed in light of this development. In the rush to note the changing face of conflict, few scholars have actually examined the impact of cyber conflict on foreign policy relationships. Here we use weekly events data to examine exactly what happens between countries when cyber conflict is utilized as a foreign policy choice. Using a previously constructed data set of cyber actions, we measure conflict and cooperation after a cyber operation to understand the true impact of this new way to arm a state and society. We find that only one method of cyber malice, denial of service, and one tactical goal, seeking a change in behavior in the opposing side, impacts conflict-cooperation dynamics between states

Battlefield · Computer security · Cyberwarfare · Denial · Diplomacy · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science) · The Internet · Computer Science · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies · Law · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks · Psychology

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