The virtual world still runs on a very physical network – and states are waking up to the strategic implications.
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History teaches that once coercion goes unchecked, it tends to escalate. Any disruption to our seaborne supply lines is a major risk.
The long-awaited plan for Australia to get nuclear-powered submarines is expected next month, as are recommendations from a major strategic review into our defence force.
Europe needs to coordinate surveillance of its underwater infrastructure to safeguard vital gas power and data supplies.
European leaders have accused Belarus of using civilians as weapons along the EU border in a ‘hybrid war’. And Russia, they say, is the mastermind behind it.
Our increasing connectivity and reliance on information technology is a vulnerability being targeted by two key threats: cyber attacks and the subversion of our democratic institutions.
Top contributors
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Professor in Law and Security, University of Canberra; Stellenbosch University
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor of International Relations, University of Copenhagen
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Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Professor, Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia; UNSW
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Head of Geopolitics - Leidra, Researcher, RMIT University