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ISBN: PB: 9780300234497

ISBN: HB: 9780300220230

Yale University Press

May 2018

320 pp.

23.5x15.6 cm

5 black&white illus.

PB:
£12,99
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HB:
£25,00
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Virtual Weapon and International Order

An urgently needed examination of the current cyber revolution that draws on case studies to develop conceptual frameworks for understanding its effects on international order.

The cyber revolution is the revolution of our time. The rapid expansion of cyberspace brings both promise and peril. It promotes new modes of political interaction, but it also disrupts interstate dealings and empowers non-state actors who may instigate diplomatic and military crises. Despite significant experience with cyber phenomena, the conceptual apparatus to analyze, understand, and address their effects on international order remains primitive. Here, Lucas Kello adapts and applies international relations theory to create new ways of thinking about cyber strategy.

Kello draws on a broad range of case studies, including the Estonian crisis, the Olympic Games operation against Iran, and the cyber attack against Sony Pictures. Synthesizing qualitative data from government documents, forensic reports of major incidents and interviews with senior officials from around the globe, this important work establishes new conceptual benchmarks to help security experts adapt strategy and policy to the unprecedented challenges of our times.

About the Author

Lucas Kello is senior lecturer in international relations at Oxford University, where he also serves as director of the cyber studies program. He lives in Oxford, UK.