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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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More Responsibility for Cyberspace – But How?

Götz Neuneck

Peace consolidation in cyberspace can learn from the experiences of international armaments control

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"Cyberwar": Past and Present of a Contested Term

Philipp von Wussow

Fear-driven threat scenarios are not the way to deal with the paradoxical phenomenon of “cyberwar”

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Prospects for Peace in the Cyber Domain

George R. Lucas, Jr.

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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Of Cyber, War, and Cyberwar

Eneken Tikk

Mika Kerttunen

There is no war in cyberspace – but what happens there could lead to a real war

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

Anke Domscheit-Berg

Militarization will never provide security – this also applies to cyberspace

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Cyber Security and Cyber Defense – Greater Protection Through Interministerial Collaboration

Andreas Könen

For the EU and its citizens, Europeanization of the armed forces is much more of an opportunity than a risk

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

Ludwig Leinhos

Protect, investigate, take action: the Bundeswehr’s cyber capabilities are essential for the security of society

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

José Luis Triguero de la Torre

Cyber defence is part of the alliance's core task

"Initial Successes in Cyber Diplomacy Are Already Visible"

Matthias Friese

Confidence building and communication within the OSCE are essential