WHEN NORMS FAIL: NORTH KOREA AND CYBER AS AN ELEMENT OF STATECRAFT

Abstract

With the increased reliance on information technology across society, nation states have begun to integrate cyber capabilities into their power projection strategies. While nation states use these increased cyber capabilities in attempts to wield greater influence in statecraft, cyber tools have not lived up to the hype of the great equalizer some claim it to be. To illustrate, this paper reviews select malicious cyber actions by North Korea in an effort to analyze the effectiveness of cyber as a form of statecraft for weaker states and potential deterrence responses by victims of such malign actions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 2017
Accession Number
AD1038064

Entities

People

  • Adam Albarado

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Uss Pinckney
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace