Clausewitz, a Ciberguerra e a Guerra Russo-Georgiana

Authors

  • Vágner Camilo Alves Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos - Universidade Federal Fluminense (INEST/UFF)
  • Pedro Henrique Miranda Gomes PPGEST-INEST/UFF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v15n3.2020.1065

Abstract

The present paper seeks to discuss the concept of “cyberwar” and others related to it so as to verify and to restrict its technical applicability. From a conceptual revision on the phenomenon of war as it appears in the work by Clausewitz, a number of essential and generalizable elements in any war are shown. Subsequently, different notions of “cyberwar” are scrutinized to verify how consistent they are with the consolidated theory in the field and whether they can be useful for the analysis of contemporary war phenomena. Then, the Russian-Georgian War is examined as a case study to to shed light on the breadth and limits of the concepts under discussion. It follows that the idea of “cyberwar” is, in fact, valid only when cyber instruments are employed as an aid to conventional military operations, which involve destruction and application of kinetic force.

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Author Biographies

Vágner Camilo Alves, Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos - Universidade Federal Fluminense (INEST/UFF)

Mestre em Relações Internacionais (IRI/ PUC-RJ, 1998), Doutor em Ciência Política (IUPERJ, 2005). Professor do INEST/UFF desde 2008. Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos Estratégicos (PPGEST - INEST/UFF) no período 2009-2017.

Pedro Henrique Miranda Gomes, PPGEST-INEST/UFF

Bacharel em Relações Internacionais (INEST/UFF, 2018); Curso Básico de Comércio Exterior (FUNCEX, 2015); Curso “Politics and Economics of International Energy (Sciences Po, 2018).

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Published

2020-11-08

How to Cite

Alves, V. C., & Gomes, P. H. M. (2020). Clausewitz, a Ciberguerra e a Guerra Russo-Georgiana. Carta Internacional, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v15n3.2020.1065

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2020): Carta Internacional

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