Protecting hidden infrastructure: The security politics of the global submarine data cable network

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Protecting hidden infrastructure : The security politics of the global submarine data cable network. / Bueger, Christian; Liebetrau, Tobias.

In: Contemporary Security Policy, Vol. 42, No. 3, 03.07.2021, p. 391-413.

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Bueger, C & Liebetrau, T 2021, 'Protecting hidden infrastructure: The security politics of the global submarine data cable network', Contemporary Security Policy, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 391-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2021.1907129

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Bueger, C., & Liebetrau, T. (2021). Protecting hidden infrastructure: The security politics of the global submarine data cable network. Contemporary Security Policy, 42(3), 391-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2021.1907129

Vancouver

Bueger C, Liebetrau T. Protecting hidden infrastructure: The security politics of the global submarine data cable network. Contemporary Security Policy. 2021 Jul 3;42(3):391-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2021.1907129

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Bueger, Christian ; Liebetrau, Tobias. / Protecting hidden infrastructure : The security politics of the global submarine data cable network. In: Contemporary Security Policy. 2021 ; Vol. 42, No. 3. pp. 391-413.

Bibtex

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