Fighting in Cyberspace: Internet Access and the Substitutability of Cyber and Military Operations.
Pundits debate whether conflict in cyberspace is more likely to trigger or preempt conflict in other domains. We consider a third possibility. Rather than directly complementing or substituting for traditional forms of conflict, the Internet could separately affect both virtual and kinetic dispute b...
| Published in: | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 80 - 108 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jan2024
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