Cyber Security and Foreign Policy

Actors and institutions in Germany with a special focus on the BAKS

Seminar Paper , 2016 , 21 Pages , Grade: 1,3

Politics - General and Theories of International Politics

Within this approach to Cyber Security, the focus and analysis will be placed on the BAKS (Federal Academy for Security Policy) and their role inside Cyber Security, the interdependencies and moreover how a current topic triggers changes in institutional and organizational aspects of Think Tanks.

Table of contents

Table of contents ... I

List of Abbreviations ... II

1. Introduction ... 4

2. Theoretical introduction of the subject: CYBER SECURITY ... 6

2.1 Cyber Security: Historical development within policy ... 6

2.2 Cyber Security: Institutions and Actors of „domestic security“ in Germany ... 8

2.3 Cyber Security: Topic for an European and International Level ... 10

2.3.1. Cyber Security: Foreign Policy Issues – Think Tanks ... 11

3. Theoretical background of the topic: THINK TANKS ... 12

3.1 Definition: Think Tank ... 12

3.2 Think Tanks and Cyber Security ... 13

3.3 Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS) ... 13

4. FEDERAL ACADEMY FOR SECURITY POLICY (BAKS) ... 14

4.1 Organisation and Self - Image ... 14

4.2 Institutional Framework and Public Discourse ... 15

4.3 BAKS – Think Tank? ... 15

4.4 BAKS within Cyber Security ... 16

5. Conclusion ... 17

Appendix ... III

Bibliography ...

• College: Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• Grade: 1,3
• Author: Andrea-Julia Reichl (Author)
• Publication Year: 2016
• Pages: 21
• Catalog Number: V336862
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656984856
• ISBN (Book): 9783656984863
• Language: English
• Tags: Cyber Security, internet security, online security, BKA, cybercrime, Think Tanks