China's Cyber Power

Description

You are invited to the first of several upcoming IISS-Americas events to be held in Canada. With offices in four geographic regions, the London-based IISS is a leading authority on global security issues. The IISS-Americas, located in Washington, DC, USA, serves as a hub through which policymaking communities, multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations in the Americas connect with the Institute’s world-leading research and convening power.

You are invited to the launch of the latest IISS Adelphi book, China’s Cyber Power. Please join the IISS-Americas, the Munk School of Global Affairs, and author Nigel Inkster for a discussion on the implications of China’s growing cyber capabilities.

China’s Cyber Power provides a detailed analysis of the country’s growing cyber capabilities, and situates these capabilities within their wider cultural, historical, and strategic context. Through the prism of the cyber domain, the book examines China’s long struggle to modernize while preserving cultural self-esteem. It addresses many of the significant strategic questions about China’s rise that are increasingly occupying the attention of policymakers and scholars alike.

Nigel Inkster is Director of Future Conflict and Cyber Security at the IISS. He served for 31 years in the British Secret Intelligence Service (commonly known as MI6). He had postings in Asia, Latin America, and Europe and worked extensively on transnational security issues. He was on the Board of SIS for seven years, the last two as Assistant Chief and Director for Operations and Intelligence. He graduated from St. John’s College, Oxford with a first-class degree in oriental studies. His languages include Chinese and Spanish. He is the former Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Committee on Terrorism and a current member of the WEF Council on Cyber Security.