The case for humanitarian cyber operations
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Authors
Kallberg, Jan
Issue Date
2018
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Other
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Humanitarian Cyber Operations
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Abstract
Cyber operations are designed to be a tool for defense, security and war. In the same way as harmless computer technology can be used as dual-purpose tools for war, tools of war can be used for humanity, to protect the innocent, uphold respect for our fellow beings and safeguard human rights.
When a nation-state acts against its population and risks their welfare through repression, violence and exposure to mistreatment, there is a possibility for the world community to take actions by launching humanitarian cyber operations to protect the targeted population. In the non-cyber world, atrocities are intervened by military intervention using the principle of “responsibility to protect,” which allows foreign interference in domestic affairs to protect a population from their repressive and violent ruler without triggering an act of war. If a state fails to protect the welfare of its citizens, then the state that commits atrocities against its population is no longer protected from foreign intervention.
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Citation
Jan Kallberg. "The case for humanitarian cyber operations". C4ISRNET, 2018.
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C4ISRNET