Strategic A2/AD in Cyberspace
By Alison Lawlor Russel, Reviewed by: Dr. Jan Kallberg and Cadet Daniel Muncaster
| September 05, 2018
Through a concise and straightforward narrative, Dr. Alison Lawlor Russell outlines the major issues threatening the United States cyber system through the lens of an A2/AD perspective. Alison Russell is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Merrimack College.
How can the people of the United States defend their land and physical assets? This traditional question applies not just to American citizens, but to people across the world and throughout history. A recurring answer is the principle of Anti-Access/Area Denial or A2/AD.
The A2/AD strategy is defined as refusing “movement to a theater (anti-access), while [area denial] affects movement within a theater.” Putting these ideas into context, A2 would be the US blocking the Soviet Union’s access to Cuba with a naval quarantine; AD would be hampering the enemy’s ability to maneuver in the Mekong Delta, such as guerilla tactics against US forces in Vietnam.
Strategic A2/AD in Cyberspace