Abstract

FERNANDES, José Pedro Teixeira. Cyber War: A New Dimension of the 21th Century Conflicts. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2012, n.33, pp.53-69. ISSN 1645-9199.

The author discusses the progressive transformation of the cyberspace into one more battleground for international conflicts. The article begins with an analysis of the concept of cyber war, and a discussion about the difficulties of establishing a rigorous conceptualisation within the framework of the Law of Armed Conflict/International Humanitarian Law. Then, the capabilities and vulnerabilities of great powers are also object of analysis, and the complex role of non-state actors in cyber conflicts. The article ends with a discussion about the difficulty of assessing the economic impact of cyber attacks.

Keywords : Cyberwar; security; International Humanitarian Law; non-state actors.

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