Law
Applying International Humanitarian Law to Cyber Warfare
Quick fact
In 2013, the UN Group of Governmental Experts, including the US, Russia, and China, agreed that international humanitarian law applies to cyber operations in armed conflict, despite the legal uncertainty surrounding cyber attacks.
Why this is interesting
Can the laws designed for bombers and bayonets also govern attacks that happen in milliseconds through fiber-optic cables? When a cyberattack disables a hospital's power grid, is it a war crime?