Abstract
Since World War II, control over land, sea, air and space has been essential to projecting national power. During the past two decades, the domain of cyberspace has emerged; it is the new frontier for wielding the four instruments of power - diplomacy, information, military and economics. The pervasiveness of cyberspace supports near instantaneous action in all the domains of human power - land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. Could cyberspace be the one domain to rule them all?This paper draws on recognized theories of power in the physical world to create a lens for projecting and analyzing the future of cyberpower and cyber powers, helping clarify the nature of cyberspace and the entities that interact in cyberspace. The paper considers nation-states as well as non-state actors, and examines how they might operate, evolve and wield power in cyberspace. Also, it discusses power scenarios that may emerge in the cyberspace of the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 124-137 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cyber powers
- Cyberpower
- Power hierarchy
- Sovereignty