THE IMPACT OF SINO-US AI CYBER WARFARE ON PAKISTAN: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS
Abstract
The industrial revolution in the nineteenth century gave way to the strategic competition of the twentieth century, conventional and unconventional due to the nuclear factor. The third revolution of the military affairs of the 21st century was the advancement in electronic warfare and cyber warfare. In today’s world, new global actors have appeared, and confrontation is taking place at all levels and in all sectors between Beijing and Washington. Cyberspace is recognized as the fifth warfare domain as the US armed forces and Chinese PLA heavily rely on cyberspace for message exchange, execution of operations and strategy. It shot the relation to a new era of cyber-arm race and remains strategic competition in cyberspace between the two nations. The present technological competition between China and Unites States specially in the field of Artificial Intelligence and cyber warfare has its implications for the many countries specially a country like Pakistan that is positioned strategically between the two global powers United Stated and China. This Paper will put light on the opportunities and technological challenges Pakistan will face in the rivalry of the big powers. Since this race in technology also comprises cyber security threats and reliance on the technology, it also contains opportunities for economic development and building of Pakistan’s national security architecture. This paper aims to discuss the cybersecurity threats that have an impact on Pakistan; the impact of the relations between china and the USA economically and geopolitically; and the plausible strategic of solutions for Pakistan.
Keywords: Cyber War, Cyber Security, Strategic Implications
