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Toward Cyber Peace: Managing Cyber Attacks Through Polycentric Governance, Scott Shackelford
Toward Cyber Peace: Managing Cyber Attacks Through Polycentric Governance, Scott Shackelford
Scott Shackelford
Views range widely about the seriousness of cyber attacks and the likelihood of cyber war. But even framing cyber attacks within the context of a loaded category like war can be an oversimplification that shifts focus away from enhancing cybersecurity against the full range of threats now facing companies, countries, and the international community. Current methods are proving ineffective at managing cyber attacks, and as cybersecurity legislation is being debated in the U.S. Congress and around the world the time is ripe for a fresh look at this critical topic. This Article searches for alternative avenues to foster cyber peace …
Governing The Final Frontier: A Polycentric Approach To Managing Space Weaponization And Debris, Scott Shackelford
Governing The Final Frontier: A Polycentric Approach To Managing Space Weaponization And Debris, Scott Shackelford
Scott Shackelford
Effective space governance has become increasingly important to spacefaring and non-spacefaring powers alike given the interrelated problems of space weaponization and debris management, but thus far the applicable legal regimes remain amorphous and outdated. For example, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) establishes space as being free from national appropriation, while setting out certain property rights. But legal ambiguities persist, such as regarding what weapons are permitted in space since the military use of space has not been forbidden, only the placement of weapons of mass destruction in orbit and the establishment of military bases on the moon or other …