Principles of information warfare journal of information. The goal is twofold, filling the theoretical vacuum surrounding this phenomenon and providing the conceptual grounding for the definition of new ethical regulations for information warfare. Ethics and information warfare john arquilla 379 concepts and definitions 380. Preparing for conflict in the information age 1997, ed. John arquilla, the strategic implications of information dominance strategic. John arquilla earned his degrees in international relations from rosary college ba 1975 and stanford university ma 1989, phd 1991. John arquilla, can information warfare ever be just. Both provide a decided edge at informationbased warfare, electronic warfare, and commandandcontrol warfare. Zalmay khalilzad and john white 7 structure of the book 11. Ethics, leadership, and governance ethics and military strategy in the 21st century. A cip record for this book is available from the british library.
While i dont think that the united states military is truly ready to implement swarming organizations and tactics into its operational concept, i do while in graduate school, i had a class called conflict in the. Heres his plan to make conflict cheaper, smaller, and smarter. Pdf ethics and cyber warfare download full pdf book download. A natural ambivalence toward war has thus developed, with its acceptance as a necessary evil tempered by vigorous, sustained efforts to control its frequency and intensity. Information warfare is the manipulation of information trusted by a target without the targets awareness so that the target will make decisions against. Information operations in the war of ideas, presentation pdf slides to the. John arquilla and david ronfeldt, eds, in athenas camp. Arquilla articles dod information operations center for. Ethics and information technology, volume 1, issue 3. Courses address counterinsurgency, terrorism and counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, information operations, and other high leverage operations in u. Michael schmitt likewise calls attention to this puzzling feature of cyber events and. Pdf the ethics of information warfare researchgate. Swarming and the future of conflict by john arquilla.
May 18, 2020 ethics, leadership, and governance ethics and military strategy in the 21st century. Defense analysis department, gsois naval postgraduate school. They are all information should be free and mistrust authority and. Cyberspace is a domain in which the air force flies and fights, announced michael wynne, a us air force secretary, in 2006. It presents the clearest, most coherent and most convincing argument for radical change in our military that i have ever seen. Cyberwar and information warfare edited by daniel ventre. Another chapter on ethics and information warfare by john arquilla makes clear that information warfare must be understood as a true form of war. Further, information warfare is about operations that target or exploit information resources.
The ethics of warfare is an excellent example of why the study of ethics is the study of theoretical solutions to real life problems. The cambridge handbook of information and computer ethics. In his book, information warfare, he describes a nightmare world of. Thus, from the dawn of the recorded history of conflict, attempts have been made to craft an. The core program also provides a strong background in strategic analysis, decision modeling, organization theory, and formal analytical methods. The cambridge handbook of information and computer ethics provides an ambitious and authoritative introduction to the field, with discussions of a range of topics including privacy, ownership, freedom of speech, responsibility, technological determinism, the digital divide, cyber. They are realism, pacifism, and the just war theory. As the manual points out, the planner must also consider alternate.
The changing role of information in warfare chapter ten implications of information vulnerabilities for miutary operations. Information warfare is the manipulation of information trusted by a target without the targets awareness so that the target will make decisions against their interest but in the interest of the one. Information warfare iw is a concept involving the battlespace use and management of information and communication technology ict in pursuit of a competitive advantage over an opponent. I am very grateful to mariarosaria taddeo for this citation and for our fruitful collaboration on a 2year project about the ethics of information warfare, marie curie fellowship grant, fp7people. He initiated the australian and new zealand systems conference and the australian conference on information warfare. He has 33 years experience in information systems, systems thinking, influence operations and security in government, the oil and finance industries, and academia. John arquilla feb 23, 2010 foreign policy magazine. John arquilla and david ronfeldt, in athenas camp, rand 1997. War forms an integral part of the history of mankind, alternately driving civilization forward, then imperiling it. Chapter thirteen ethics and information warfare pp.
Two futurists map out the convergence of multiple global challenges, offering divergent viewpointsone optimistic and one pessimisticon the likelihood of successfully meeting these challenges and turning them into global progress by halal, william e. Bill was the cofounder of the journal of information warfare. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading information strategy and warfare. Alison adam expands on an argument that she has made elsewhere by proposing that a tenable ice methodology must take account of genderrelated biases along with other. See randall dipert, the ethics of cyber warfare, journal of military ethics 9, no. Views on the ethics of war three views are considered when talking about the morality of war. The ethics of cyberwarfare, engages these questions head on with contributions from the top scholars working in this. Winn schwartau 3 in his book information warfare, however, describes information wa rfare in different way.
An expert on unconventional warfare, he tells frontline that the world is now experiencing an information. Students will learn the history of cyberwarfare, techniques used in both offensive and defensive information warfare, and how cyberwarfare is shaping military doctrine. He also serves as director of the information operations center. The cambridge handbook of information and computer ethics, first published in 2010, provides an ambitious and authoritative introduction to the field, with discussions of a range of topics including privacy, ownership, freedom of speech, responsibility, technological determinism, the digital divide, cyber warfare, and online pornography. David bourget western ontario david chalmers anu, nyu area editors. Pdf ethics and information warfare semantic scholar. They are all information should be free and mistrust authority and promote decentralization. Steve levy described two maxims in his book hackers in 1984.
A guide to theory and practice contemporary security studies kindle edition by arquilla, john, borer, douglas a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Regardless, this book and the course first introduced me to theories about the character of twentyfirst century warfare. Pdf ethics and cyber warfare download full pdf book. The final part introduces the main aspects of information ethics and defines. He is the author of lessons from the war with saddam hussein rand, 1991, dubious battles crane russak, 1992, and from troy to entebbe university press of america, 1996, as well as many articles, book chapters, and monographs on topics in security affairs. Technology, ethics, and information warfare naval academy. Pdf this book offers an overview of the ethical problems posed by. John arquilla and david ronfeldt have, throughout the years, written or edited several books on emerging conflict concepts, such as cyberwar arquilla 1993, noopolitik an information age approach to strategy and diplomacy arquilla 1999, swarming arquilla 2000 and netwars.
Bush administration, arquilla was one of many advisors to former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld in office 20012006, who like arquilla is an admirer of andrew marshall s rma. John arquilla is professor of defense analysis at the naval postgraduate school in monterey, california. In twelve original essays, plus a foreword from john arquilla and an introduction, binary bullets. Ethics and information warfare strategic appraisal. Oct 04, 2004 the information revolution has fostered the rise of new ways of waging war, generally by means of cyberspacebased attacks on the infrastructures upon which modern societies increasingly depend. Cyberwar and information warfare wiley online library. He splits the definition of information warfare into three classes, personal, corporate and g lobal. This paper will be discussing them and state what view it chose and the reason for choosing that particular view. Global megacrisis four scenarios, two perspectives. Unesco conference on ethics and cyber warfare, unniversity of hertfordshire, july 2011. John arquilla and david ronfeldt, cyberwar is coming. P rand corporation volume 7791 of rand corporation paper prand library collection.
Swarming and the future of conflict pdf download john arquilla and david f. Matrix of digital espionage, crime, and warfare new york. Will information war prove to be americas sword or a paper mach shield. Dod information operations that protect and defend information and information systems. Chapter thirteen ethics and information warfare john arquilla war forms an integral part of the history of mankind, alternately driving civilization forward, then imperiling it. The visionary who first saw the age of netwar coming warns that the u. In this chapter i propose an ethical analysis of information warfare, the warfare waged in the cyber domain. The ethics of cyberwarfare, engages these questions head on. Ethics, unlike laws, statutes and regulations are a poorly defined and loose framework of recommendations used to try and predetermine a course of action or inaction prior to making a decision. But they mostly play defense, and thats what naval postgraduate school professor john arquilla wants to change. During the kosovo war 19981999 he assisted united states deputy secretary of defense john hamre on international information strategy. Information strategy and warfare contemporary security. A guide to theory and practice contemporary security studies. Arquilla is associate professor of defense analysis at the naval postgraduate school.
Computers are the weapons and the front line is everywhere. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and. Advances in information technology have led us to rely on easy communication and readily available informationboth in. The basics of cyber warfare gives readers a concise overview of these threats and outlines the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber warfare. The pentagon already employs legions of elite hackers trained in cyberwarfare. The information revolution has fostered the rise of new ways of waging war, generally by means of cyberspacebased attacks on the infrastructures upon which modern societies increasingly depend. Attempting to do so would also raise many ethical concerns about the right to privacy. How people defeated hollywood and saved the internet for now c20, by edward lee pdf with commentary at.
Information warfare iw is a concept involving the battlespace use and management of. Information has been associated with power, war, and the state since at least the time of the greek gods. Harknett, information warfare and deterrence, parameters. The social and military effects of the ongoing information revolution occupy the thoughts of modern thinkers.
John arquilla, twenty years of cyberwar philpapers. An ethical framework for information warfare springerlink. John arquilla is the author of networks and netwars 3. Cyberwar is already upon us by arquilla, john foreign. Written by subject matter experts, this book combines accessible explanations with realistic experiences and case studies that make cyberwar evident and understandable. The cambridge handbook of information and computer ethics information and communication technologies icts have profoundly changed many aspects of life, including the nature of entertainment, work, communication, education, health care, industrial production and business, social relations and con. From a social standpoint, the true believers hold that the current revolution in computing, telecommunications, and information technologies will profoundly remake our society, our democracy, and our daily lives. Each of them has its own beliefs regarding the ethics of warfare. Air university press, 1992, by stephen blank, lawrence e. He is professor of defense analysis at the naval postgraduate school, where he has taught in the special operations curriculum since 1993. Ethics and information technology, volume 1, issue 3 springer.
In the provocative chapter on security and cyberwar, john arquilla suggests that there are sound ethical reasons for embracing cyberwar given the alternative of physical warfare. A natural ambivalence toward war has thus developed, with its acceptance as a necessary evil tempered by vigorous, sustained efforts to control its frequency and. This volume develops information strategy as a construct equal in importance to military strategy as an influential tool of statecraft. It is a valuable resource for policy makers, ceos and cios, penetration testers, security administrators, and students and instructors in information security. Cyber warfare and the laws of war analyses the status of computer network attacks in international law and examines their treatment under the laws of armed conflict.