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Cyber Weapons: What Are They Good For?
Lunch will be provided from 12.15pm.
There is a growing interest in the use of cyber weapons among states. But despite the increased interest in these capabilities, little is known about the nature of cyber weapons as a tool of the state. In this seminar, Max Smeets will show that they can alter the manner in which countries use their military power in various ways – including to achieve compellence. Attention will also be drawn to problems of conflict escalation and the potential symbolic value of cyber weapons as a ‘prestige weapon’ to enhance ‘swaggering’.
Date:
7 March 2018, 12:30
Venue:
Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details:
Seminar Room A
Speaker:
Max Smeets (cybersecurity fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford University), and Research Associate at the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs (University of Oxford))
Organising department:
Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Organiser:
Dr Lucas Kello (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
ctga-admin@politics.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Centre for Technology and Global Affairs
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cyber-weapons-what-are-they-good-for-tickets-43405321485
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Holly Omand,
Minna Lehtinen
