Making Sense of Cyber Capabilities for Small States

ISBN-13: 9781032077635 / Miękka / 2023 / 232 str.

Francis C. Domingo

Opis

This book will be an invaluable resource for academics and security analysts working on cyber conflict, military strategy, small states, and International Relations in general.

Recenzje

"This is an important book that sheds light on small states' use of cyber capabilities. With so much of the literature focusing on the US, Russia and China, Domingo's analysis breaks new ground and makes a compelling case that cyber capabilities have not enabled small states to better compete with more powerful rivals. It is a significant contribution to both academic and policy debates, and key reading for those interested in cyber, strategy, and the Asia Pacific."

-Rory Cormac, Professor of International Relations, University of Nottingham

"Highly recommended. Systematic and scholarly assessment of what small states can and can't make of the cyber era."

-Robert Ayson, Professor of Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington

"Francis C. Domingo addresses a crucial and timely topic of cyber capabilities in the Asia Pacific. Unlike more conventional cybersecurity works, Domingo systematically investigates the under-explored topic of small states in the contemporary strategic environment and the place of their cyber capabilities in exercising foreign policy. The case studies of Brunei, New Zealand, and Singapore provide crucial insights into how the distribution of power in the region and a "technology-oriented" strategic culture shape national capability and their future use. The book is an excellent source for learning about the full spectrum of challenges small states face in foreign policy and the extent to which cyber capabilities can provide solutions in different scenarios. This book should be essential reading for anyone interested in the role of cyber capabilities in international relations and neoclassical realist conceptualization of new domains of warfare."

-Viktoriya Fedorchak, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

Spis treści

1.Introduction: Small States and Cyber Capabilities 2. Mind the Gap: The Literature on Cyber Security and International Relations 3. Explaining Cyber Capability Development 4. Distribution of Power and Cyber Capability Development 5. Strategic Culture and Cyber Capability Development 6. Cyber Capabilities as a Foreign Policy Instrument 7. Conclusion: Small States in Cyberspace. Appendix 1: List of Interview Participants

O autorze

Francis C. Domingo is Assistant Professor (with tenure) of International Studies at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. He was a Teaching Fellow in Cybersecurity and International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington in 2016. He completed a PhD in International Relations from University of Nottingham in 2018. His research and teaching lie at the intersection of International Relations and Strategic Studies. Prior to joining academia, he worked briefly as a military analyst with the Office of Strategic and Special Studies (OSS), Armed Forces of the Philippines.