Open AccessStrategic Stability in Cyberspace: A Chinese View
Author(s) -
Zhou Hong-ren
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
china quarterly of international strategic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-7419
pISSN - 2377-7400
DOI - 10.1142/s2377740019500088
Subject(s) - cyberspace , deliberation , order (exchange) , international community , corporate governance , business , public relations , political science , economic system , knowledge management , computer security , the internet , law , computer science , economics , finance , politics , world wide web
As the strategic importance of cyber security increases, the question of how to foster a stable cyber order compatible with the current international order is one of the most urgent issues for the international community. International cyber governance and strategic cyber stability maintenance have thus become two emerging fields in international studies. Generally, there are three states of stability in cyberspace: stable, delicately stable, and unstable. To promote the study of cyber order and enhance rational decision-making, it is necessary to adopt a cyclic perspective and fully explore the transition of cyberspace among the three states. International cyber governance is mainly about managing the cycle of transition of cyberspace and designing robust institutions to prevent instability; in these institutions, international norms, rules, and law will be made as essential guidance for cyber behavior of individual countries. As existing human knowledge and theoretical frameworks are the basis of studies on cyber strategic stability, it is imperative that effective dialogue and joint research among all international stakeholders be conducted on issues of their common concern. This helps to shape the strategic thinking and policy deliberation of individual countries on cyberspace and foster an international order that is conducive to cyber strategic stability.