Cyber Sovereignty och Ryssland: Rysk informationssäkerhet under 2000-talet
(2015) UNDK01 20151Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This paper examines the statements of Ruslan Gatarov and Sergei Zheleznyak regarding the strengthening of Russian ’cyber sovereignty’. The purpose of the paper is to define cyber sovereignty from a Russian perspective using selected theory on cyber-power and sovereignty in cyberspace by David Betz and Tim Stevens as well as empirical research by various authors. The paper concludes that in the Russian context cyberspace is defined as a holistic concept, comprising the Western definition as well as Russian identity and culture. From this perspective the amount of threats emanating from cyberspace are far greater than from its western counterpart. Cyber sovereignty from a Russian perspective entails trying to apply Westphalian principles of... (More)
- This paper examines the statements of Ruslan Gatarov and Sergei Zheleznyak regarding the strengthening of Russian ’cyber sovereignty’. The purpose of the paper is to define cyber sovereignty from a Russian perspective using selected theory on cyber-power and sovereignty in cyberspace by David Betz and Tim Stevens as well as empirical research by various authors. The paper concludes that in the Russian context cyberspace is defined as a holistic concept, comprising the Western definition as well as Russian identity and culture. From this perspective the amount of threats emanating from cyberspace are far greater than from its western counterpart. Cyber sovereignty from a Russian perspective entails trying to apply Westphalian principles of national borders to the cyberspace domain in order to mitigate threats to the national and cultural security of the Russian Federation. (Less)
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- author
- Dalfelt, Anders LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- UNDK01 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Ruslan Gatarov, Sergei Zheleznyak, Russian Federation, cyber sovereignty, information sovereignty
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 5436201
- date added to LUP
- 2015-11-18 15:02:40
- date last changed
- 2015-11-18 15:02:40
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