http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-I).08
10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-I).08
Published : Mar 2021
Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects
A clear lack of Civil-Military Cooperation is evident in the field of national cybersecurity policy. For a country such as Pakistan with fractious political, cultural, and diverse ethnic identities and ideological characteristics, an unguarded cyber domain can add to the existing rifts. In light of these challenges, Pakistan needs to create a national cybersecurity policy and strategy incorporating both civil and military concerns. The aim of this research paper is to find out a conceptual framework of Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in the realm of cybersecurity. This study has used open-ended semistructured interviews to find out the way forward and the hindrances in civil-military cooperation to create a robust national cybersecurity regime. For an effective national cybersecurity policy, synergy has to be created between the civil and military sectors. The military should not only have the necessary cybersecurity expertise, but it should also organize cyber-drills incorporating all stakeholders.
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CIMIC, Cybersecurity, Cyberwarfare, Synergy, Trust
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(1) Syeda Sundus Anwar
MS Scholar, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Tughral Yamin
Associate Dean, Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Anwar, S. S., & Yamin, T. (2021). Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI(I), 68-81. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-I).08
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CHICAGO : Anwar, Syeda Sundus, and Tughral Yamin. 2021. "Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (I): 68-81 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-I).08
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HARVARD : ANWAR, S. S. & YAMIN, T. 2021. Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI, 68-81.
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MHRA : Anwar, Syeda Sundus, and Tughral Yamin. 2021. "Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI: 68-81
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MLA : Anwar, Syeda Sundus, and Tughral Yamin. "Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI.I (2021): 68-81 Print.
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OXFORD : Anwar, Syeda Sundus and Yamin, Tughral (2021), "Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (I), 68-81
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TURABIAN : Anwar, Syeda Sundus, and Tughral Yamin. "Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in Cyber Security Domain: Analyzing Pakistan's Prospects." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review VI, no. I (2021): 68-81. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-I).08