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Skydd av kritisk undervattensinfrastruktur - utmaningen att hantera hybrida hot

Marmbäck, David LU (2024) STVU15 20241
Department 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
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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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Marmbäck, David}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Skydd av kritisk undervattensinfrastruktur - utmaningen att hantera hybrida hot}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}