CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Shekurova, Alina |
|---|---|
| Title | Success of Military Alliances Versus Stand-Slone States in Deterring Cyber Threats: The Case of USA and South Korea |
| Summary | This thesis explores the application of deterrence in cyberspace and whether this can be done more successfully when the state in question is a member of a military alliance, based on the case of the alliance of the United States (US) and South Korea (Republic of Korea - ROK) and their deterrence against North Korea. This is done through drawing on the traditional scholarship on deterrence theory and its applicability to the cyber domain, as proposed by scholars such as Joseph S. Nye and the scholarship on alliances, such as the works by Edwin H. Fedder and Brett Ashley Leeds. This thesis aims to analyze how four deterrence strategies (punishment, denial, entanglement, and norms) are functioning in the context of the US-ROK alliance, in form of a case-study approach. The US-ROK alliance has a strategic significance for regional security and the member states have an advanced level of technological development. The findings indicate that the US-ROK alliance significantly improves cyber deterrence against North Korea, and is hence more successful than ROK on its own. This thesis aims to present these findings as well as reflect on recommendations for increasing the cyberspace deterrence success in the alliance. |
| Supervisor | LaRoche, Christopher |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/shekurova_alina.pdf |
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