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State Cyber Operations and International Law: Russian and Western Approaches

Davis, Brandon S
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5152-3774
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523531316393533

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2018, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Slavic and East European Studies.
Cyber operations for the purpose of furthering state power, wealth, and influence are a relatively recent historical development. State cyber operations have consistently increased in scale, scope, and frequency since the mid-1990s. The trend marks a transition from the use of conventional conflict to the use of cyber operations as a key component to protecting and advancing national interests. The Westphalian international order has provided nation-states with a robust set of laws and norms that govern conventional and nuclear armed conflict. However, cyberspace is an increasingly contested domain with minimal international governance or agreement on its use as nation-states do not uniformly understand and apply international law to cyberspace. The Russian Federation has been actively challenging US cyberspace dominance for the previous decade, reshaping international cyberspace norms. The US must establish and maintain an effective cyberspace strategy that is uniquely suited to Russia’s application of cyber operations. In order for the US strategy to adequately provide security for the nation’s economy, infrastructure, and democratic institutions, it must take into account the distinction between the Western and Russian application of international law to state cyber operations. Russian scholars differ from Western legal scholars in four aspects; 1) Russian scholars differ in their understanding of the relationship between state sovereignty and cyberspace, 2) Russian experts generally do not view the current international framework as a sufficient guiding body for establishing legal norms in cyberspace, 3) Russia’s concept of self-defense in cyberspace changes with the strategic environment, and 4) The country emphasizes “information security” as opposed to “cyber security,” which has impacts on international human rights.
John Quigley (Advisor)
Richard Herrmann (Committee Member)
70 p.
Armed Forces; East European Studies; European Studies; International Law; International Relations; Law; Legal Studies; Military Studies; Political Science; Slavic Studies
Cyber; Russia; International Law; Cyber Operations; Cyber Warfare; NATO; State Cyber Operations; Stuxnet;

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  • Davis, B. S. (2018). State Cyber Operations and International Law: Russian and Western Approaches [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523531316393533

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Brandon. State Cyber Operations and International Law: Russian and Western Approaches. 2018. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523531316393533.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Brandon. "State Cyber Operations and International Law: Russian and Western Approaches." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523531316393533

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