| Description |
1 online resource (29 pages) |
| Series |
RUSI occasional paper, 2397-0286 |
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RUSI occasional paper. 2397-0286
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- 1. Defining the overall threat spectrum. -- Cyber threats. -- The energy weapon. -- Energy as a means and physical target in Ukraine. -- The energy-related threat spectrum. -- II. Indirect threats and potential vulnerabilities. -- Ownership conditions. -- Subcontractor dependency. -- Market competition or antagonistic actions? -- Technical and physical threats. -- Methods for intrusions. -- Potential risks of standardisation. -- Potential risks of outsourcing and application implementation. -- Infiltration, insiders and intelligence gathering. -- III. Possibilities for improved security. -- Conclusion and policy recommendations |
| Summary |
Energy is a prerequisite for a functioning society and is critical for all societal and infrastructural services, and military capabilities. Antagonistic non-military threats against a country's energy supply pose a great challenge to national security. Recent discussions on hybrid threats and greyzone activities have brought state-initiated antagonistic threats against critical infrastructure into focus in Western democracies, not least non-military energy-related threats. This paper aims to raise awareness of antagonistic state-initiated non-military energy-related threats, and examines existing knowledge on the vulnerabilities of energy systems. It first examines the energy-related threat spectrum and the prerequisites for staging a threat, and analyses the possibilities for improved security. It concludes with some policy recommendations |
| Notes |
"November 2020." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
"This paper was completed as an integrated part of the research project 'Civil Defence in the Greyzone', financed by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency." |
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Online resource; title from PDF cover page (RUSI, viewed December 8, 2020) |
| Subject |
Energy security.
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Power resources -- Security measures -- Planning
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Electric power distribution -- Security measures -- Planning
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Public-private sector cooperation.
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Energy security.
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Public-private sector cooperation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, publisher.
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