Skydd av kritisk undervattensinfrastruktur - utmaningen att hantera hybrida hot
(2024) STVU15 20241Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Sweden is dependent on flows of electricity and data communication for society to function. A larger part of these flows go through systems of pipes and cables on the seabed. The flow is based on an efficient but vulnerable system. The Baltic Sea is an area where these critical pipelines are relatively easily accessible. This creates opportunities for an antagonist who wants to temper with the infrastructure and challenges for states that need to protect them. With limited resources, a large area must be monitored to detect and handle threats. The need to make effective use of the state's common resources by prioritizing which capabilities have the greatest effect against hybrid threats is Sweden's starting point. The essay describes the... (More)
- Sweden is dependent on flows of electricity and data communication for society to function. A larger part of these flows go through systems of pipes and cables on the seabed. The flow is based on an efficient but vulnerable system. The Baltic Sea is an area where these critical pipelines are relatively easily accessible. This creates opportunities for an antagonist who wants to temper with the infrastructure and challenges for states that need to protect them. With limited resources, a large area must be monitored to detect and handle threats. The need to make effective use of the state's common resources by prioritizing which capabilities have the greatest effect against hybrid threats is Sweden's starting point. The essay describes the challenges based on the theoretical model of liminal warfare by David Kilcullen and analyzes it against Sweden's starting point for protection today. The essay is a case study that uses qualitative text analysis. The theory summarizes possible capabilities that Sweden should prioritize to increase the protection of critical underwater infrastructure. The results describe the need for a good ability for detection, attribution, ability to mount and launch counter offensive based on the most crucial factor: effective political decision-making. Together with increased capability in the priority areas, synergies can be achieved for resilience if a well-planned new establishment of infrastructure and repair readiness are increased as well. (Less)
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- author
- Marmbäck, David LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVU15 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Kritisk undervattensinfrastruktur, hybrida hot, krisberedskapssystemet, liminal warfare, Critical Underwater Infrastructure, CUI, Seabed warfare
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9169280
- date added to LUP
- 2024-08-12 15:25:35
- date last changed
- 2024-08-12 15:25:35
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