In Subversion, Lennart Maschmeyer provides a powerful new theory and analysis of an age-old concept. While a strategy of subversion offers great strategic promise in theory, it faces an underappreciated set of challenges that limit its strategic value in practice. Drawing from two major cases--the KGB''s use of traditional subversion methods to crush the Prague Spring in 1968 and Russia''s less successful use of cyberwarfare against Ukraine since 2014--Maschmeyer demonstrates both the benefits and weaknesses of the approach.
While many believe that today''s cyber-based subversion campaigns offer new strategic opportunities, they also come with their own challenges. Because of these disadvantages, cyber operations continue to fall short of expectations--most recently in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
By showing that traditional subversion methods remain the more potent threat, Subversion forces us to reconsider our fears of the subversive potential of cyberwar.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
352 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2024-06-19 |
| ISBN |
9780197745861 |
