American Public Reticent to Retaliate Against SolarWinds Hack

American Public Reticent to Retaliate Against SolarWinds Hack

As the United States moves towards developing a more comprehensive doctrine that could delineate when cyber operations do or do not justify a retaliatory response, public attitudes about these questions should remain a point of consideration.

Lauren Sukin is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. Her previous publications include articles at Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Washington Post, and Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

Kathryn Hedgecock is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University and an Army officer. Her research interests include cyber conflict and state-sponsored cyber operations.

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