Towards Growing Military Cyber Developments in the Asia-Pacific Region
Towards Growing Military Cyber Developments in the Asia-Pacific Region
By Candice Tran Dai
There is currently an ongoing global trend to leverage cyber capabilities as a force multiplier for physical military forces and as a build-up against cyber threats and cyber insecurity. The Asia-Pacific region is no exception to this growing trend, and this paper looks specifically at military cyber developments in the Asia-Pacific region. The first section gives an overview of the evolution of the policy and strategy of several countries in the region, laying out the foundations for a deeper involvement of the military in cyberspace. The second section replaces this current trend within the regional security context and argues that the lack of acknowledged cyber norms may be challenging as the countries in the region do not have a common framework for how, why, and when to use proactive- if not offensive – military cyber capability.
About the author(s)
Candice Tran Dai
Candice Tran Dai is a Senior policy analyst at Global Foundation for Cyber Studies and Research. Working both for the private and the public sectors, Candice favors a cross-disciplinary and multi-level approach to Cyberspace. She works as a Senior Consultant in cyber strategy and cyber risk management, helping the corporate sector to enhance its cyber security posture. She is also the Vice-president and the Head of the Cyberspace Program at Asia Center, a Paris-based think tank, where her academic research focuses on cyber issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Candice holds an M.A. in International Relations and Geopolitics and an M.A. in Chinese Language and Culture from the French National Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures, a Certificate in Digital Security from the French National Institute for Higher Studies in Security and Justice and a Certificate in Cyber Security from the DiploFoundation.