Strategic Competition

Digital Technologies and Security: Towards a Recomposition of the Strategic Field of Information Warfare?

Abstract:

Digital technologies are often described as transforming security and war, yet their strategic effects remain contested. This article argues that cyber capabilities and related digital infrastructures are better understood as recomposing the strategic field rather than inaugurating a discrete Revolution in Military Affairs. Drawing on large-N datasets of interstate cyber incidents, illustrative case studies, and policy and doctrinal documents, it traces how digital tools reshape instruments of coercion, diversify relevant actors beyond states, and blur domestic and external spaces of security. The analysis highlights governance dilemmas for deterrence, alliance coordination, and the regulation of platform power.

Published In

Volume 25, Issue 2

Written By

Tewfik Hamel

Salt Typhoon and the Evolution of Strategic Competition: China’s Cyber Capabilities and Democratic Resilience in the Digital Age

Abstract:

This study examines the Salt Typhoon cyber operation as a paradigmatic case of China’s evolving cyber capabilities and their implications for strategic competition. The analysis reveals that Salt Typhoon represents a qualitative evolution from opportunistic intelligence gathering to strategic deterrence positioning, demonstrating how authoritarian governance structures provide strategic advantages in cyber competition while identifying pathways for democratic societies to restore strategic balance through resilience-based deterrence and institutional adaptation.

Published In

Volume 24, Issue 4

Written By

Habib Badawi

Journal of Information Warfare

The definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Available in traditional hard copy or online.

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