2019/1 - Conflict Zone Cyberspace - Controversies in Military Ethics & Security Policy

"Initial Successes in Cyber Diplomacy Are Already Visible"

Captain (GE Navy) Matthias Friese

Confidence building and communication within the OSCE are essential

Risky War Games: Why We Can Only Lose in the Cyberwar

Anke Domscheit-Berg

Cyber Security and Cyber Defense – Greater Protection Through Interministerial Collaboration

Andreas Könen

Interview

Militarization will never provide security – this also applies to cyberspace
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For the EU and its citizens, Europeanization of the armed forces is much more of an opportunity than a risk
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Of Cyber, War, and Cyberwar

Eneken Tikk and Mika Kerttunen

Prospects for Peace in the Cyber Domain

George R. Lucas

More Responsibility for Cyberspace – But How?

Götz Neuneck

"Cyberwar": Past and Present of a Contested Term

Philipp von Wussow

There is no war in cyberspace – but what happens there could lead to a real war
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We should focus on emerging norms in cyberspace, instead of trying to force it to conform to abstract notions of law.
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Peace consolidation in cyberspace can learn from the experiences of international armaments control
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Fear-driven threat scenarios are not the way to deal with the paradoxical phenomenon of “cyberwar”
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Conflict Zone Cyberspace: Prospects for Security and Peace

“Six out of ten internet users worry about cyberwars,” reported IT industry association Bitkom in early 2019. It is possible that for many people, the survey conjured up a danger that they had never considered before. But still the story provides a number of points for reflection.

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The Shortsightedness of Fear-Based Counterterrorism Policies that Violate Human Rights: Learning from the U.S. Experience

Rita Siemion and Adam Jacobson

Rash anti-terror measures prove ineffective and place a strain on foreign relations.
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The Prohibition of Torture as a Test Case for Security Policy Based on the Rule of Law

Heiner Bielefeldt

There are red lines which a state governed by the rule of law must not cross.
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Special: Cyberspace as a Domain of Military Action

"There is no military operation, no military conflict without a cyber dimension today"

MGen Jose Luis Triguero de la Torre

Cyber defence is part of the alliance's core task

The German Cyber and Information Domain Service as a Key Part of National Security Policy

Lieutenant General Ludwig Leinhos