In this article the authors raise the question if it is ethically responsible to introduce a western-style police organisation in a traditional society? Can we expect western organisational solutions to be as effective in a tribe-based society as they are in modern western societies?

As the author puts it, drone strikes have become the icon of the western post-modern style of warfare and they have been the subject of an ongoing debate. Paying due attention to the risk of drone warfare, moral disengagement and questionable legality included, as well as practicalities of the use of …

Doing the wrong things for the right reason captures the intention of what the authors aim at. They point at the very awkward situation wherein soldiers on mission try to respect the indigenous population so much, that they almost neglect or look away from their own moral anchors. Respecting the other …

Satellites are an increasingly important tool in modern warfare and, as such, there is a renewed interest in developing anti-satellite weapons, as well as in assessing the vulnerability of satellites to being intercepted. In 2007 China used a modified ballistic missile to intercept a defunct Chinese …

The authors concentrate on the legal framework for cyber operations. Analysing this framework, covering the legal bases in order to initiate cyber operations, as well as the applicable regimes that govern the conduct of operations, shows that various sorts of cyber operations do not fit nearly into existing …

The authors explore the policy responses that have seen the light of day recently in various countries and organisations in response to the threats in or originating from cyberspace. This overview encompasses general policy as wel as military policy )i.e. strategy, doctrine and-or practise'. It shows …

The authors examine the remarkable rise of cyberspace as an arena of interest for national and international security policy through the prism of 'securitization' theory. Considering the relative few serious cyber attacks to date, what explains this rise to prominence and is it actually justified, or …

In this article the authors focus on the human factor in cyber defence in order to improve the resilience of individual people and organisations. They aim to understand attackers' working methods that most try to manipulate the behaviour of people by exploiting a number of psychological and sociological …

The author adresses the question if there is something called cyber war? He challenges the commonly accepted conclusion that cyber war is inevitably. While acknowledging the reality of cyber threats, he argues that most threats and incidents are actually better qualified as sabotage, espionage and subversion. …

The authors make an attempt to economize the 'feeling of being secure' in times of cyber threats. They distinguish the direct costs of cyber attacks, the indirect costs that follow from the responses to deter (possible) attacks and the indirect expenditures resulting from the rules and regulations that …