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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Peter Pijpers has dug deep into the question of influence operations in cyberspace, which are politically abhorred but often do not break any major laws – neither domestically nor internationally. Zooming in on international law Pijpers warns about a lack of legal clarity that creates a legal grey zone that malign States eagerly exploit. His solution to this problem is a well-argued plea to reconceptualise coercion in cyberspace and draw a line in the sand.’ -- Dennis Broeders, Leiden University, the Netherlands
‘Professor Pijpers combines a unique combination of a legal and a strategic framework to assess the legality and the modus operandi of digital influence operations directed against political systems. The legal framework involves non-intervention and sovereignty. The strategic framework offers valuable insight into the use of state power to persuade, coerce or manipulate foreign audiences.’ -- Paul Ducheine, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Influence Operations in Cyberspace 2. Influence operations – the concept 3. On influence operations – the case studies 4. Sovereignty and non-intervention – the legal framework 5. Legal analysis 6. Conclusions and reflections on Influence Operations in Cyberspace Index
