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Fiberoptiska sjökablar - Skyddad allmännytta eller potentiellt maktinstrument vid konflikt?

Lindén, Peter LU (2023) STVU15 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
One of today’s most valuable trade routes consists of digital submarine cables trafficking the seabed of the oceans. Our modern society depends on fast and secure digital connections for economic transactions, government for vital functions and military communication. This has become an arena for competition and an instrument for geopolitical power used by great powers such as USA and China. The global market of today depends on digital submarine cables, this makes them a critical vulnerability and therefor also to a potential military target in case of a conflict. This study compares the two IR-theories neoliberalism and neorealism with a competitive analysis in order to show which has the best explanatory power for the development within... (More)
One of today’s most valuable trade routes consists of digital submarine cables trafficking the seabed of the oceans. Our modern society depends on fast and secure digital connections for economic transactions, government for vital functions and military communication. This has become an arena for competition and an instrument for geopolitical power used by great powers such as USA and China. The global market of today depends on digital submarine cables, this makes them a critical vulnerability and therefor also to a potential military target in case of a conflict. This study compares the two IR-theories neoliberalism and neorealism with a competitive analysis in order to show which has the best explanatory power for the development within the area of digital submarine cables. The study examine how USA and China as states are acting within the government of digital cables and what role international institutions have. Are digital cables treated as an instrument for geopolitical power or as a digital common for the globalized market? (Less)
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author
Lindén, Peter LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVU15 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Digital infrastruktur, sjökablar, internationella relationer, neoliberalism, neorealism
language
Swedish
id
9113985
date added to LUP
2023-05-25 11:28:14
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2023-05-25 11:28:14
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  abstract     = {{One of today’s most valuable trade routes consists of digital submarine cables trafficking the seabed of the oceans. Our modern society depends on fast and secure digital connections for economic transactions, government for vital functions and military communication. This has become an arena for competition and an instrument for geopolitical power used by great powers such as USA and China. The global market of today depends on digital submarine cables, this makes them a critical vulnerability and therefor also to a potential military target in case of a conflict. This study compares the two IR-theories neoliberalism and neorealism with a competitive analysis in order to show which has the best explanatory power for the development within the area of digital submarine cables. The study examine how USA and China as states are acting within the government of digital cables and what role international institutions have. Are digital cables treated as an instrument for geopolitical power or as a digital common for the globalized market?}},
  author       = {{Lindén, Peter}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Fiberoptiska sjökablar - Skyddad allmännytta eller potentiellt maktinstrument vid konflikt?}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}