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Daniel Ventre: "Information Warfare", new book
December 2009 by Marc Jacob
Daniel Ventre, CNRS – French National Center of Scientific Research, France.
New information technologies have contributed to the emergence of new lifestyles and modern
strategic developments, but they have also provided new forms of weapons for all kinds of
belligerents.
This book introduces the concept of “information warfare”, covering its evolution over the last
decade and its developments among several economic and political giants: China, Russia, Japan,
India and Singapore. Discussion is then given to the national particularities of these countries,
such as how they imagine the concept of information warfare to be, what it comprises and how
it interacts with their military doctrine and employment, as well as their specific political,
diplomatic and economic contexts.
The use of information warfare as a form of attack is also covered, with particular emphasis given
to cyberspace, which has become the space for a new war as the tool not only of nations but also terrorists,
activists, insurgents, etc. The challenges faced by countries who usually fail in securing their cyberspace (Japan,
Singapore, USA, etc.) in terms of national and defence security, and economic and power losses are also covered.
The book also introduces several analyses of recent events in terms of cyber attacks and tries to propose
interpretations and tools to better understand cyber conflicts: what is merely cyber crime and what is warfare in
cyberspace.
– September 2009 • 336 pages • Hardback • 234x156 mm • 50.00 £
