Carr, MM;
(2017)
Cyberspace and International Order.
In: Suganami, H and Carr, M and Humphreys, A, (eds.)
The Anarchical Society At 40 Contemporary Challenges and Prospects.
Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.
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Abstract
When The Anarchical Society was published in 1977, the world was on the doorstep of seismic technological change. Forty years later, the information age has placed cyber security at the centre of many global political concerns including armed conflict and international law. The ongoing difficulties associated with accurately attributing cyber attacks introduce a new dimension of anarchy in international relations. This essay draws on Bull’s ideas about social interplay to explore the problem of attribution in cyberspace. It finds that the difficulties of identifying (even) state actors undermine some of the processes and institutions upon which Bull based his ideas. However, it also finds that Bull’s work is useful in unpicking exactly why attribution is so problematic for international relations. Ultimately, Bull’s expectation that actors will look for social solutions to maintain order appears to be holding up in the information age much as it did in the industrial age.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cyberspace and International Order |
| ISBN: | 0198779607 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780198779605 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oso/9780198779605.003.0010 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198779605.003.00... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | attribution, Bull, cyber security, cyberwar, Internet |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10054297 |
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Loading...Loading...| 1. |  United Kingdom | 16 |
| 2. |  China | 16 |
| 3. |  United States | 8 |
| 4. |  Canada | 3 |
| 5. |  Korea, Republic of | 3 |
| 6. |  Norway | 2 |
| 7. |  Australia | 2 |
| 8. |  Vietnam | 2 |
| 9. |  India | 2 |
| 10. |  Indonesia | 2 |
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