No Shortcuts: Why States Struggle to Develop a Military Cyber-Force - Hardcover

Smeets, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0197661629 ISBN 13: 9780197661628

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Over the past decade, numerous states have declared cyberspace as a new domain of warfare, sought to develop a military cyber strategy and establish a cyber command. These developments have led to much policy talk and concern about the future of warfare as well as the digital vulnerability of society. No Shortcuts provides a level-headed view of where we are in the militarization of cyberspace. In this book, Max Smeets bridges the divide between technology and policy to assess the necessary building blocks for states to develop a military cyber capacity. Smeets argues that for many states, the barriers to entry into conflict in cyberspace are currently too high. Accompanied by a wide range of empirical examples, Smeets shows why governments abilities to develop military cyber capabilities might change over time and explains the limits of capability transfer by states and private actors.

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About the Author

Max Smeets is a leading reseracher in cyber conflict and international security. He is the author of No Shortcuts: Why States Struggle to Develop a Military Cyber-Force (Oxford University Press | Hurst Publishers, 2022), and co-editor of  'Deter, Disrupt or Deceive? Assessing Cyber Conflict as an Intelligence Contest' (Georgetown University Press, 2023) and 'Cyberspace and Instability' (Edinburgh University Press, 2023)

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197661629
• ISBN 13: 9780197661628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296