No Shortcuts
Why States Struggle to Develop a Military Cyber-Force
Published on 2. June 2022
296 pages
978-1-78738-871-0 (ISBN)
Description
Over the past decade, numerous states have declared cyberspace as a new domain of warfare, sought to develop a military cyber strategy and establish a cyber command. These developments have led to much policy talk and concern about the future of warfare as well as the digital vulnerability of society. No Shortcuts provides a level-headed view of where we are in the militarization of cyberspace. In this book, Max Smeets bridges the divide between technology and policy to assess the necessary building blocks for states to develop a military cyber capacity. Smeets argues that for many states, the barriers to entry into conflict in cyberspace are currently too high. Accompanied by a wide range of empirical examples, Smeets shows why governments abilities to develop military cyber capabilities might change over time and explains the limits of capability transfer by states and private actors.
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05/2022
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
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Max Smeets is Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies, Zurich; Director of the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative; and an affiliate at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation. He publishes widely on cyber-statecraft, strategy and risk, including in The Washington Post, War on the Rocks and Slate.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Conducting Cyber Effect Operations: Definitions and Data
- 2. Mind the Gap: Trends in Cyber Policy and Activity
- 3. Not a Level Playing Field
- 4. A Typology of Cyber Actors
- 5. The Elements of an Offensive Cyber Capability
- 6. The Effect of Experience
- 7. Intentional Interstate Capability Transfers
- 8. Unintentional Interstate Capability Transfers
- 9. The Role of Non-State Actors
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover
