Book Talk: Escalation Dynamics in Cyberspace

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

IAB 1302

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On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, Dr. Erica D. Lonergan and Dr. Shawn W. Lonergan discussed their book, Escalation Dynamics in Cyberspace. Lonergan and Lonergan grapple with the question of how cyberspace operations contribute to the increasing risk of escalation among rival nations, demonstrating through detailed case studies and policymaking insights that cyberspace is not as dangerous as conventional wisdom suggests.

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Erica D. Lonergan is an Assistant Professor in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Previously, Erica held several positions at the United States Military Academy at West Point and positions as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Atlantic Council.

Shawn Lonergan is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve 75th Innovation Command and Partner of Cyber, Risk & Regulation at PwC. He previously held positions at the United States Military Academy at West Point and as an advisor on the National Security and Foreign Policy Team and served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission.