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If you cannot identify the cyber-attacker, you cannot impose penalties. This provides a strong
strategic advantage to cyber warfare capability as a weapon. Idealist theory assumes international
system as a complex matrix of intentions, besides power and military might there are many
domestic, foreign policy and economic issues that define the complex relationship of states.
Inserting nuclear proliferation in this context provides a strong contrast in approaching the global
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system from idealist view.
Both Realism and Idealism provide us with frameworks to understand the National Cyber Security in
the context of IR theories, as this article may sound too “Policy-like” and “Social Science-ish” it is
important for us, IT/security professionals, to understand the effect of our work on developing the
national security doctrine.
About the Author
Artin Amirian is an IT infrastructure engineer with extensive education in Computer
Science, Economics and International Political Economy. His graduate research
has focused on cyber security policies, globalization of information technology and
the implications of CNOs on national security. He currently directs the engineering
department of TeraBand Technologies, a California Based IT design/integration firm
and continues his research on the effect of information technology on national
security.
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