Competition and Restraint in Cyberspace: The Role of International Norms in Promoting U.S. Cybersecurity

Abstract

Our research produced several primary findings on the character of and prospects for cyber norms. First, there is no clear, emerging consensus on the precise shape of required norms. While some principles are common to several global aspirational statements, none has achieved formal recognition and promised enforcement by all the major cyber powers, all of whom continue to act with a significant degree of cyber impunity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 2022
Accession Number
AD1162331

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Boudreaux
  • Bryan A. Frederick
  • Emily Ellinger
  • Michael J. Mazarr

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Personnel Mines
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Foreign Relations
  • Information Operations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Treaties

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace