Good observation, Carlos! --- Into this discussion, of course, the issues unique to the cyber domain are thrown in - that is is a manmade domain, without the characteristics of the oceans or landmasses, though it shares this dimension with outer space. That brings in the trigger for state behaviour - in conventional domains, the trigger is aggression or violation of territorial integrity and/or sovereignty. How do these concepts apply to cyberspace is food for thought. And the asymmetrical impact of cyber weapons which have been discussed in our HT chats in this Course so far is relevant when looking at the "superpowers" - are these superpowers only the Big Three (USA, Russia and China) or are there more?

Source author: Asoke Mukerji asokem@diplomacy.edu