By J a m e s G . S t a v r i
d i s and E l t o n C . P a r k e r III
Issue 65, 2d quarter 2012 / JFQ
61
A career in the maritime profession
brings a fair share of
stormy and uncertain
seas. To
successfully navigate these seas
requires constant studying, understanding,
and operating by an internationally agreed-to
set of standards and norms affectionately
known as the Rules of the Road. There are
“rules” like these that apply to all the “
global
commons”—what we in the
Department of
Defense have classified as domains, namely
land, sea, air, and space—and accordingly,
we are somewhat accustomed to existing and
navigating within boundaries and respecting
borders.
There is another domain that tests such
classification and definition. It is similar to
the seas in its sheer magnitude, seeming ubiquity,
and lethal potential, but it is also unique
in that it is not comprised of water and waves;
rather, it consists of zeros and ones, optic
fibers and photons, routers and browsers,
satellites and servers.....
