Erica Lonergan, War On The Rocks

Erica Lonergan

War On The Rocks

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  • Washington Post
  • Defense One

Past articles by Erica:

Cyber Signaling and Nuclear Deterrence: Implications for the Ukraine Crisis

From its opening moments, the conflict in Ukraine has involved a nuclear dimension. On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ominously warned of → Read More

Cyber Challenges for the New National Defense Strategy

A major moment for America’s approach for cyberspace might be just around the corner. It’s hard to make a new national defense strategy an exciting → Read More

Want to tell Russia to stop hacking U.S. systems? Here’s what works — and what doesn’t

Our research shows why cyberstrikes don’t signal resolve effectively. → Read More

3 lessons from Russia’s cyberhack into U.S. agencies

Cyberspying may be inevitable. Governments can prepare. → Read More

How to Dampen Escalation Risks As Cyber-Attack Rules Loosen

Create standing rules of engagement and maintain the dual-hatted NSA/CyberCommand. → Read More

Erica D. Borghard

Erica D. Borghard is a research fellow at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. → Read More

Shawn W. Lonergan

Shawn W. Lonergan is a research fellow at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. → Read More

Why Are There No Cyber Arms Control Agreements?

With the emergence of a militarized cyber domain that creates the conditions for misperceptions that could lead to inadvertent conflict, why are there no cyber arms control regimes? → Read More

Why Are There No Cyber Arms Control Agreements?

Why Are There No Cyber Arms Control Agreements? By Erica D. Borghard and Shawn W. Lonergan January 18, 2018 During the Cold War, when nuclear-armed superpowers faced concerns regarding crisis instability and escalation, they entered into arms controls agreements. Arms control regimes can alter the military incentives for the use of offensive technologies; limit the damage to states in the event… → Read More