Description
Unit 1: Introduction to Cyber Diplomacy and Threat Landscapes
Introduces cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and diplomacy’s evolving role.
Learning Objectives:
– Define cyber diplomacy and its significance in global security.
– Analyze cyber threats, actors, and national vulnerabilities.
Content: Introduces cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and diplomacy’s evolving role.
Activity: Develop a threat landscape profile for a selected region.
Assessment: Threat profile and regional analysis rubric.
Unit 2: Cyber Norms, Sovereignty, and International Law
Covers legal standards, conventions, and digital sovereignty debates.
Learning Objectives:
– Analyze cyber threats, actors, and national vulnerabilities.
– Interpret international norms and legal frameworks in cyberspace.
Content: Covers legal standards, conventions, and digital sovereignty debates.
Activity: Map global agreements on cyber norms and sovereignty.
Assessment: Global norms map and peer discussion.
Unit 3: Threat Actors: States, Criminals, Hacktivists, and Proxies
Profiles various cyber actors and their implications for national security.
Learning Objectives:
– Interpret international norms and legal frameworks in cyberspace.
– Evaluate confidence-building measures (CBMs) in cyber cooperation.
Content: Profiles various cyber actors and their implications for national security.
Activity: Conduct an actor impact analysis based on case studies.
Assessment: Actor matrix and reflective briefing.
Unit 4: Cybersecurity Strategy and National Defense Coordination
Teaches national frameworks for cybersecurity preparedness and coordination.
Learning Objectives:
– Evaluate confidence-building measures (CBMs) in cyber cooperation.
– Collaborate with intelligence, defense, and civilian sectors.
Content: Teaches national frameworks for cybersecurity preparedness and coordination.
Activity: Draft a national cybersecurity coordination plan.
Assessment: Coordination plan evaluation and review.
Unit 5: Cyber Confidence-Building Measures and Diplomatic Tools
Explores trust-building and engagement tools for cyber stability.
Learning Objectives:
– Collaborate with intelligence, defense, and civilian sectors.
– Negotiate bilateral and multilateral cyber defense agreements.
Content: Explores trust-building and engagement tools for cyber stability.
Activity: Simulate a confidence-building meeting with foreign diplomats.
Assessment: Meeting simulation rubric and summary report.
Unit 6: Bilateral and Multilateral Cyber Agreements
Analyzes global treaties, alliances, and initiatives in cyberspace.
Learning Objectives:
– Negotiate bilateral and multilateral cyber defense agreements.
– Assess the role of attribution, deterrence, and response in cyber policy.
Content: Analyzes global treaties, alliances, and initiatives in cyberspace.
Activity: Role-play treaty negotiations on cyber issues.
Assessment: Negotiation performance assessment.
Unit 7: Attribution, Retaliation, and Diplomatic Consequences
Discusses attribution protocols, deterrence, and escalatory risks.
Learning Objectives:
– Assess the role of attribution, deterrence, and response in cyber policy.
– Design crisis communication strategies for cyber incidents.
Content: Discusses attribution protocols, deterrence, and escalatory risks.
Activity: Write a deterrence and response policy memo.
Assessment: Memo grading rubric and instructor feedback.
Unit 8: Crisis Management and Strategic Cyber Communications
Guides response planning and cross-border coordination in crises.
Learning Objectives:
– Design crisis communication strategies for cyber incidents.
– Engage in cyber simulations and real-time diplomatic responses.
Content: Guides response planning and cross-border coordination in crises.
Activity: Lead a digital crisis tabletop exercise.
Assessment: Exercise leadership rubric and peer critique.
Unit 9: Simulation: Cyber Attack on Critical Infrastructure
Simulates cyber attacks and diplomatic responses under pressure.
Learning Objectives:
– Engage in cyber simulations and real-time diplomatic responses.
– Develop a cyber diplomacy policy for national security objectives.
Content: Simulates cyber attacks and diplomatic responses under pressure.
Activity: Coordinate real-time diplomacy during an infrastructure breach.
Assessment: Crisis roleplay debrief and lessons learned report.
Unit 10: Capstone: National Cyber Diplomacy Strategy
Students create a national strategy that integrates cyber diplomacy.
Learning Objectives:
– Develop a cyber diplomacy policy for national security objectives.
– Define cyber diplomacy and its significance in global security.
Content: Students create a national strategy that integrates cyber diplomacy.
Activity: Present a complete cyber diplomacy policy plan.
Assessment: Capstone document submission and policy presentation.
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