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Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. Or can you?: How cyberspace operations impact international security

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Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. Or can you? How cyberspace operations impact international security. / Maesschalck, Sam.
In: World Affairs, Vol. 187, No. 1, 01.03.2024, p. 24-36.

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Maesschalck, S 2024, 'Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. Or can you? How cyberspace operations impact international security', World Affairs, vol. 187, no. 1, pp. 24-36. https://doi.org/10.1002/waf2.12004

APA

Maesschalck, S. (2024). Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. Or can you? How cyberspace operations impact international security. World Affairs, 187(1), 24-36. https://doi.org/10.1002/waf2.12004

Vancouver

Maesschalck S. Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. Or can you? How cyberspace operations impact international security. World Affairs. 2024 Mar 1;187(1):24-36. Epub 2024 Feb 15. doi: 10.1002/waf2.12004

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Maesschalck, Sam. / Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. Or can you? How cyberspace operations impact international security. In: World Affairs. 2024 ; Vol. 187, No. 1. pp. 24-36.

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