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Comparative Strategy, Jul 1, 2002
... 1. Military Logistics and Strategic Performance, Thomas M. Kane 2. Strategy for Chaos: RMA Th... more ... 1. Military Logistics and Strategic Performance, Thomas M. Kane 2. Strategy for Chaos: RMA Theory and the Evidence of History, Colin Gray 3. The Myth of Inevitable US Defeat in Vietnam, C. Dale Walton 4. Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age, Everett C. Dolman ...
American Foreign Policy Interests, Sep 3, 2014
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.
What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are ... more What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are focused on the technical, tactical, and operational aspects of operating in the cyber domain. These are undoubtedly important topics, but very few address the strategic purpose of cyberpower for the ends of policy. Understanding its strategic purpose is important if policy makers, senior commanders, and strategists are to make informed judgments about its use. Cyberpower does indeed have strategic purpose relevant to achieving policy objectives. This strategic purpose revolves around the ability in peace and war to manipulate perceptions of the strategic environment to one's advantage while at the same time degrading the ability of an adversary to comprehend that same environment. While it is proper to pay attention to the technological, tactical, and operational implications, challenges, and opportunities of cyberspace, this article concerns itself with its use-"the ability to use cyberspace to create advantages and influence events in all the operational environments and across the instruments of power"-for achieving the policy objectives of the nation. 1 Transforming the effects of cyberpower into policy objectives is the art and science of strategy, defined as "managing context for continuing advantage according to policy" (emphasis in original). 2 The definition provides the overall strategic impetus for the use of cyberpower. To fully understand the power of cyber, one must acknowledge the character of cyberpower and cyberspace. The linkage between strategic context, strategy, and Report Documentation Page Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.
American Foreign Policy Interests, 2014
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Sep 17, 2012
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 03071847 2010 542666, Dec 1, 2010
... 22. See, for example, Ben Perreau, 'Is There Any Country That Doesn't Have ... more ... 22. See, for example, Ben Perreau, 'Is There Any Country That Doesn't Have a Space Program?', Wired, 16 June 2008. ... See, for example, Ben Perreau, 'Is There Any Country That Doesn't Have a Space Program?', Wired, 16 June 2008. 23. ...
Comparative Strategy, 2002
Astropolitics: The International Journal of Space Politics and Policy, 2006
... http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iran-05g.html; Arie Egozi, '&... more ... http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iran-05g.html; Arie Egozi, ''Iran ready to loft imaging satellite,'' Flight International, 2026 September 2005, 35; Alon Ben-David, ''Iran remains on cusp of enter-ing satellite club,'' Jane's Defence Weekly, 5 October 2005, 4. 3. Nazila Fathi, ''Iran's ...
Astropolitics: The International Journal of Space Politics and Policy, 2005
Strategic Studies Quarterly, 2011
What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are ... more What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are focused on the technical, tactical, and operational aspects of operating in the cyber domain. These are undoubtedly important topics, but very few address the strategic purpose of cyberpower for the ends of policy. Understanding its strategic purpose is important if policy makers, senior commanders, and strategists are to make informed judgments about its use. Cyberpower does indeed have strategic purpose relevant to achieving policy objectives. This strategic purpose revolves around the ability in peace and war to manipulate perceptions of the strategic environment to one's advantage while at the same time degrading the ability of an adversary to comprehend that same environment. While it is proper to pay attention to the technological, tactical, and operational implications, challenges, and opportunities of cyberspace, this article concerns itself with its use-"the ability to use cyberspace to create advantages and influence events in all the operational environments and across the instruments of power"-for achieving the policy objectives of the nation. 1 Transforming the effects of cyberpower into policy objectives is the art and science of strategy, defined as "managing context for continuing advantage according to policy" (emphasis in original). 2 The definition provides the overall strategic impetus for the use of cyberpower. To fully understand the power of cyber, one must acknowledge the character of cyber-power and cyberspace. The linkage between strategic context, strategy, and
American Foreign Policy Interests, 2014
Implicit in many analyses of the use of cyber power in international politics and foreign policy ... more Implicit in many analyses of the use of cyber power in international politics and foreign policy is that realist geopolitics no longer matter. Even when the term geopolitics is used in such analysis, it is as though the geography has become unmoored from the politics. While there is undoubtedly a geographic foundation to cyberspace because of its physical infrastructure of networked computers, cables, and satellites, it is widely assumed that the geographic setting has no relevance to the political use of cyber power by states and non-state actors. This article argues that while cyberspace shrinks time and space in many obvious ways, the geographic setting still matters in the use of cyber power. Further, compre- hending the geopolitics of cyber power can help policymakers and analysts understand the identity, motivations, and intentions of actors.
Comparative Strategy, Jul 1, 2002
... 1. Military Logistics and Strategic Performance, Thomas M. Kane 2. Strategy for Chaos: RMA Th... more ... 1. Military Logistics and Strategic Performance, Thomas M. Kane 2. Strategy for Chaos: RMA Theory and the Evidence of History, Colin Gray 3. The Myth of Inevitable US Defeat in Vietnam, C. Dale Walton 4. Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age, Everett C. Dolman ...
American Foreign Policy Interests, Sep 3, 2014
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.
What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are ... more What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are focused on the technical, tactical, and operational aspects of operating in the cyber domain. These are undoubtedly important topics, but very few address the strategic purpose of cyberpower for the ends of policy. Understanding its strategic purpose is important if policy makers, senior commanders, and strategists are to make informed judgments about its use. Cyberpower does indeed have strategic purpose relevant to achieving policy objectives. This strategic purpose revolves around the ability in peace and war to manipulate perceptions of the strategic environment to one's advantage while at the same time degrading the ability of an adversary to comprehend that same environment. While it is proper to pay attention to the technological, tactical, and operational implications, challenges, and opportunities of cyberspace, this article concerns itself with its use-"the ability to use cyberspace to create advantages and influence events in all the operational environments and across the instruments of power"-for achieving the policy objectives of the nation. 1 Transforming the effects of cyberpower into policy objectives is the art and science of strategy, defined as "managing context for continuing advantage according to policy" (emphasis in original). 2 The definition provides the overall strategic impetus for the use of cyberpower. To fully understand the power of cyber, one must acknowledge the character of cyberpower and cyberspace. The linkage between strategic context, strategy, and Report Documentation Page Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.
American Foreign Policy Interests, 2014
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Sep 17, 2012
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 03071847 2010 542666, Dec 1, 2010
... 22. See, for example, Ben Perreau, 'Is There Any Country That Doesn't Have ... more ... 22. See, for example, Ben Perreau, 'Is There Any Country That Doesn't Have a Space Program?', Wired, 16 June 2008. ... See, for example, Ben Perreau, 'Is There Any Country That Doesn't Have a Space Program?', Wired, 16 June 2008. 23. ...
Comparative Strategy, 2002
Astropolitics: The International Journal of Space Politics and Policy, 2006
... http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iran-05g.html; Arie Egozi, '&... more ... http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iran-05g.html; Arie Egozi, ''Iran ready to loft imaging satellite,'' Flight International, 2026 September 2005, 35; Alon Ben-David, ''Iran remains on cusp of enter-ing satellite club,'' Jane's Defence Weekly, 5 October 2005, 4. 3. Nazila Fathi, ''Iran's ...
Astropolitics: The International Journal of Space Politics and Policy, 2005
Strategic Studies Quarterly, 2011
What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are ... more What is the strategic purpose of cyberpower? All too many works on cyberspace and cyberpower are focused on the technical, tactical, and operational aspects of operating in the cyber domain. These are undoubtedly important topics, but very few address the strategic purpose of cyberpower for the ends of policy. Understanding its strategic purpose is important if policy makers, senior commanders, and strategists are to make informed judgments about its use. Cyberpower does indeed have strategic purpose relevant to achieving policy objectives. This strategic purpose revolves around the ability in peace and war to manipulate perceptions of the strategic environment to one's advantage while at the same time degrading the ability of an adversary to comprehend that same environment. While it is proper to pay attention to the technological, tactical, and operational implications, challenges, and opportunities of cyberspace, this article concerns itself with its use-"the ability to use cyberspace to create advantages and influence events in all the operational environments and across the instruments of power"-for achieving the policy objectives of the nation. 1 Transforming the effects of cyberpower into policy objectives is the art and science of strategy, defined as "managing context for continuing advantage according to policy" (emphasis in original). 2 The definition provides the overall strategic impetus for the use of cyberpower. To fully understand the power of cyber, one must acknowledge the character of cyber-power and cyberspace. The linkage between strategic context, strategy, and
American Foreign Policy Interests, 2014
Implicit in many analyses of the use of cyber power in international politics and foreign policy ... more Implicit in many analyses of the use of cyber power in international politics and foreign policy is that realist geopolitics no longer matter. Even when the term geopolitics is used in such analysis, it is as though the geography has become unmoored from the politics. While there is undoubtedly a geographic foundation to cyberspace because of its physical infrastructure of networked computers, cables, and satellites, it is widely assumed that the geographic setting has no relevance to the political use of cyber power by states and non-state actors. This article argues that while cyberspace shrinks time and space in many obvious ways, the geographic setting still matters in the use of cyber power. Further, compre- hending the geopolitics of cyber power can help policymakers and analysts understand the identity, motivations, and intentions of actors.