The State, between dominance and security attainment in cyberspace

Abstract

This article discusses the security and strategic importance of cyberspace and its role in influencing the realities of dominance and security in international relations where power has become more prevalent due to the unique characteristics of the cyberspace and the design of the Internet built on the simplicity of usage rather than security .This fact has opened up the way for the rise of new powers capable of influencing all the actors in international relations and has also complicated the task of achieving security. Building on this idea, this article intends to describe and explain in detail how power is spread, the reality of cyber-attacks among countries and the significant gains they make. It seeks too to address the cybersecurity dilemma that makes the digitization of State sectors a point of strength and weakness at the same time especially with the advent of the Internet of Things. This article concludes by trying to highlight the most important changes that cyberspace has brought about in the field of security including the growing role of the small States in addition to the changing of the rules linked to defence and offence in the cyberspace, and the problematic achievement of national security in light of the overall trend towards the digitization of all State sectors