Fergus Hanson, Brookings

Fergus Hanson

Brookings

United Kingdom

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Past articles by Fergus:

Norms of cyberwar in peacetime

Cyber attacks and the appropriate response are new territories in national security. While most attacks do little damage and their perpetrators are often unclear, the potential risk is growing. Fergus Hanson unpacks the cyber threat and offers his thoughts on how to best respond. → Read More

The organized millions online

Drawing from his new book "Internet Wars: The Struggle for Power in the 21st Century," Fergus Hanson analyzes the growing trend of online petitioning influencing policymaking, but argues the caveat that the nature of online campaigning is not always conducive to good policy. → Read More

Waging (cyber)war in peacetime

Drawing from his new book "Internet Wars: The Struggle for Power in the 21st Century," Fergus Hanson makes the case that the United States has a strong interest in leading a more robust discussion on cyberwarfare as cyberattacks in times of peace increase in the second of a series of posts on cybersecurity. → Read More

Big issues facing the Internet: Economic espionage

Drawing from his recent book "Internet Wars: The Struggle for Power in the 21st Century," Fergus Hanson outlines economic espionage as one of the big issues facing the Internet. He writes that the recent U.S.-China hacking agreement is a starting point, but a broader tent is need as well as an expanded agenda, for the stakes for the United States are enormous. → Read More

Big issues facing the Internet: Economic espionage

Drawing from his recent book "Internet Wars: The Struggle for Power in the 21st Century," Fergus Hanson outlines economic espionage as one of the big issues facing the Internet. He writes that the recent U.S.-China hacking agreement is a starting point, but a broader tent is need as well as an expanded agenda, for the stakes for the United States are enormous. → Read More

Big issues facing the Internet: Economic espionage

Drawing from his recent book "Internet Wars: The Struggle for Power in the 21st Century," Fergus Hanson outlines economic espionage as one of the big issues facing the Internet. He writes that the recent U.S.-China hacking agreement is a starting point, but a broader tent is need as well as an expanded agenda, for the stakes for the United States are enormous. → Read More