The Governance of Cyberspace arose from a small conference focusing on the political and social implications of the Intemet (p. xii). Held at the University of Teesside, England, in April 1995, the conference's participants ranged from social scientists to science fiction writers (pp. ix-xii). The twelve contributors (thirteen, if we include the editor, Brian Loader, who wrote the introduction)...

CYBERSPACE AS A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEM AND THE POLICY AND OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR CYBER WARFARE, by Major Albert O. Olagbemiro, USAF, 47 pages. The overall implication of depicting cyberspace as a complex, adaptive ecosystem is that it provides an avenue for further insight and understanding of the complexities associated with operating in cyberspace. This renewed reality highlights a sou...

In the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, a request was made to have the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP), National Defense University (NDU), develop a theory of cyberpower. It was noted that there was a need to develop a holistic framework that would enable policy makers to address cyber issues in proper perspective. To satisfy that tasking, CTNSP convened five workshop...