Offensive Cyber Operations and State Power: Lessons from Russia in Ukraine
| Published date | 01 March 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/00207020241234228 |
| Author | Alex S. Wilner,Gabriel Williams,Mattias Thuns-Rondeau,Nathanaël Beaulieu,Veronique Cossette-Sharkey |
| Date | 01 March 2024 |
| Subject Matter | Policy Briefs |
Offensive Cyber Operations
and State Power: Lessons
from Russia in Ukraine
Alex S. Wilner
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Gabriel Williams
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mattias Thuns-Rondeau
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nathanaël Beaulieu
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Veronique Cossette-Sharkey
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Offensive cyber operations are an increasingly important tool of authoritarian state-
craft, used in the pursuit of foreign policy objectives and functioning as an expression
of state power. Our article informs Canadian cybersecurity policy by pulling lessons
from Russia’s use of cyber aggression against Ukraine between 2014 and 2022. Our
analysis explores the nexus between Russian cyber operations and foreign and
Corresponding author:
Alex S. Wilner, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), Carleton University, Richcraft
Hall, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Email: alex.wilner@carleton.ca
Policy Brief
International Journal
2024, Vol. 79(1) 138–148
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