Following an opening session in which two speakers (one non-military, one military) addressed the question ‘Is cyberspace a battlespace?’, this event worked through the various phases of a hypothetical military operation in cyberspace:
- the prevention of conflict (including deterrence)
- the means available for conflict in cyberspace (eg cyber weapons, dual-use platforms)
- the justification for military operations (eg threats, offence-defence balance)
- the conduct of operations (in two parts – operational and strategic)
- the mediation of conflict (eg conflict management, de-escalation)
- legal and ethical constraints on military operations in cyberspace
- the conclusion of military operations (including the notions of victory, defeat and loss) and finally
- a discussion of plausible futures for military operations in cyberspace
