The first part of this seminar, comprising six introductory courses, will enable students to discover the cyber domain and its major strategic and geopolitical issues. The second part of the seminar, comprising six in-depth courses, will enable them to enrich their understanding of this field through in-depth areal case studies.
We will first explore the new and persistent dynamics of cyber conflictuality, and discuss international efforts to regulate it. At the end of these introductory courses, students will be able to understand and analyze the geopolitical dynamics of the cyber field, the ways in which different types of actors (state, non-state, public, private, cybercriminals, etc.) apply and carry out cyber operations, and to analyze the evolution of cyber conflictuality in the light of the international regulatory mechanisms at work.
In-depth courses on cyber conflictuality will enable students to understand the major strategic concepts and geopolitical representations that govern the implementation of cyber operations by the main states active in this field, with a focus on the United States, Russia and China. We will also look at the major issues raised by the principle of “digital sovereignty” put forward by various states since the end of the 2010s, and propose an analysis of these issues.
In-depth courses on cyber conflictuality will enable students to learn about and understand the major strategic concepts and geopolitical representations behind the implementation of cyber operations by the main states active in this field, with a focus on the USA, Russia and China. We will also look at the major issues raised by the principle of “digital sovereignty” put forward by various states since the end of the 2010s, and offer a multiscalar analysis of the conflicts and power issues surrounding the mastery of semiconductors.
Marie-Gabrielle Bertran (post-doc specializing in cyber at CIENS)
Semester 1, 6 ECTS (12 sessions of 2h), with the possibility of validating in the “initiation” format (3 ECTS, for the first 6 sessions of 2h)
Tuesday 18h-20h in salle Berthier (U207) at 29 rue d’Ulm