In and Around War(s): Season 2, Episode 4: War and the Cyberspace

In the season’s final episode, Paola Gaeta, Ana Srovin Coralli, and Antonio Coco discuss the types of cyber operations that can be conducted in war, when a cyberattack amounts to an armed attack, and whether new rules are needed to address the realities of cyberspace.

Cyberspace is increasingly used for war related purposes. But does international humanitarian law apply to cyber operations? In the season’s 2 last episode, Paola Gaeta and Ana Srovin Coralli host a very special guest – Antonio Coco, a Lecturer in International Law at the Essex University and an alumnus of the Geneva Academy – and an usual co-host of this podcast. They discuss inter alia which kind of cyber operations may be carried out in war, when a cyberattack can amount to an armed attack against a state, and whether there is a need for new rules which would be better placed to address the realities and challenges brought about by attacks in cyberspace.

Links:
– Essex Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher: Antonio Coco discussed his work vimeo.com/830392101
– The Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace www.elac.ox.ac.uk/the-oxford-process/
– United Nations Open-ended Working Group I disarmament.unoda.org/open-ended-working-group/
– United Nations Open-ended Working Group II meetings.unoda.org/meeting/57871/documents
– The Digitalization and Armed Conflict: a research project of the Geneva Academy www.geneva-academy.ch/research/our-c…armed-conflict
– Societal Risks and Potential Humanitarian Impact of Cyber Operations www.geneva-academy.ch/joomlatools-fi…0Potential.pdf
– Protecting Societies: Anchoring a New Protection Dimension in International Law in Times of Increased Cyber Threats www.geneva-academy.ch/joomlatools-fi…%20Anchori.pdf
– The Future Digital Battlefield and Challenges for Humanitarian Protection: A Primer www.geneva-academy.ch/joomlatools-fi…lefield%20.pdf