Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive

Robert Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs. He is also a co-founder of and contributor to the blog Lawfare and co-host of the National Security Law Podcast.



Max Smeets is a senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich and Director of the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative.

Foreword

Amy Zegart



Preface

Robert Chesney and Max Smeets



Introduction

Robert Chesney and Max Smeets



Part I: A Theoretical Debate

1. The Elements of an Intelligence Contest

Joshua Rovner



2. The Character of Strategic Cyberspace Competition and the Role of Ideology

Michael Warner



3. Hidden Dangers in the American Military Solution to a Large-Scale Intelligence Problem

Jon R. Lindsay



4. Secrecy in Strategy

Lennart Maschmeyer



5. Cyber Persistence, Intelligence Contests, and Strategic Competition

Michael Fischerkeller & Richard Harknett



6. The United States and Legitimizing Rules of the Game

Steven Loleski



Part II: Country Case Studies

7. A Chinese Perspective on the New Intelligence Framework to Understand National Competition in Cyberspace

Lyu Jinghua



8. Russia’s Holistic Conceptual Framework for Cyber Activity

Valeriy Akimenko and Keir Giles



9. The Development of United Kingdom’s Cyber Posture

Ciaran Martin



Part III: Nonstate Actors

10. Private Actors and the Intelligence Contest in Cyber Conflict

JD Work



11. Taking Non-State Actors Seriously (No, Seriously)

Nina A. Kollars



Conclusion

Robert Chesney and Max Smeets



Notes

Index

List of Contributors

"This unique volume offers compelling explanations of activities in the cyber domain, behavior that seems anomalous when viewed from well-known perspectives of war, deterrence, and intelligence. Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive provides a new look at the nature of cyberspace and how the physical (virtual?) aspects of this domain shape the nature of conflict within it."—James J. Wirtz, professor, department of national security affairs, Naval Postgraduate School



"Fusing theoretical sophistication with empirical richness, this volume greatly enhances our understanding of cyber conflict. It dissects the relationship between intelligence and cyber operations, challenging assumptions and offering alternative analytical frameworks. In the best intellectual tradition, this is a mature conversation between genuine experts in their fields. Essential."—Tim Stevens, reader in International Security, Kings College London