Economic Sanctions, Criminal Prosecutions, and Diplomacy: The U.S. Playbook for Digital Warfare

• In Event: New Research on Economic Sanctions

Brief Overview

The U.S. cyber sanctions regime, born from North Korea's 2014 Sony cyberattack, merges sanctions, prosecutions and diplomacy to combat cyber threats. This paper traces its evolution through key executive orders, laws, and Supreme Court rulings.

Author

• William Friedman, Independent Researcher