Striking Back How the West is Failing on National Security Lucas Kello

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Format:: Hardback
Publication date:: 23 Jun 2020
ISBN:: 9780300246681
Imprint:: Yale University Press
Dimensions:: 256 pages: 235 x 165mm
Illustrations:: 0
Sales territories:: World

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Conflict in the last century was defined by the horrific potential of physical and especially nuclear war. Now we are in a new technological era—a world of more subtle, yet no less grave, threats, an environment in which various actors can deeply penetrate vital infrastructures and instigate diplomatic and military crises. Today, computer code is the weapon of choice. Can anything be done beyond shoring up our defenses in a state of permanent insecurity?

Lucas Kello delves into recent history to reveal the failures of the present policy in preventing and punishing cyberattacks and other forms of technological aggression. Drawing upon case studies and interviews, Kello develops a bold new solution—a coordinated retaliation strategy that justly and effectively responds to attacks and deters further antagonism. This book provides an approachable yet nuanced exploration of national security and survival in the twenty-first century.

Lucas Kello is associate professor of international relations at Oxford University, where he serves as senior lecturer/director of the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs. He is the author of The Virtual Weapon and International Order.