Cyberspace: Regional and Global Perspectives

Abstract

As the newest war-fighting domain, cyberspace, and the authorities, roles, and responsibilities associated with it, continue to cause confusion despite concerted efforts of clarification. Significant friction exists between the geographic combatant commands, specifically responsible for operations within their theater, and the newly established United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), the sub-unified command responsible for the global defense and operations in and through this critical domain. Acknowledging the cyberspace domain exists without regard to geographic boundaries, who is in charge of operations in and through this domain and when? Examining proposed options and perspectives for command and control are necessary to determine the right balance to achieve unity of command and unity of effort in a global domain with regional implications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561780

Entities

People

  • Brett Reister

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace
  • Fully Networked C3