Experts play pervasive and multifarious roles in shaping the international order. A sophisticated body of literature within international relations explores how experts shape governmental and international policy—including their work in framing problems, gathering and interpreting ambiguous evidence, and proposing policy solutions.[1] Separately, scholars whose work is informed by the field of science and technology studies…
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Review Essay 17 on Cyber War Will Not Take Place
With Cyber War Will Not Take Place, Thomas Rid has written an important volume at a critical juncture of the cyber-conflict debate. In a rush to articulate a new threat after the end of the Cold War, the demise of regional powers in the Middle East and North Africa (such as Syria, Iraq, and Libya,…