 Kotor 2018 |
My research interests lie at the intersection of international security and technology, paying particular
attention to the role of cyber power in domestic and international politics. Two overarching themes
guide my research: (1) the effects that cyber power has on how states conduct themselves domestically
and internationally; and (2) the causes of a state's decision to develop different manifestations of cyber
power. Methodologically, I use quantitative methods, especially time-series analysis, survival analysis, spatial statistics,
text analysis, network analysis, surveys, and survey experiments. I also use case studies and expert
interviews. This approach enables me to explain cross-national trends, with a particular focus on the
politics of Russia and Ukraine. My work broadens our understanding of technology's impact on society. I run the Internet Policy and Politics (IPP) lab. If you are interested in joining it, you can contact me at nkostyuk3 (at) gatech (dot) edu. |
| Allies & diffusion of state military cybercapacity Kostyuk, Nadiya. "Allies & diffusion of state military cybercapacity," Journal of Peace Research, Accepted. |
| Fighting in cyberspace: Internet access and the substitutability of cyber and military operations Kostyuk, Nadiya, and Erik A. Gartzke. "Fighting in cyberspace: Internet access and the substitutability of cyber and military operations." Journal of Conflict Resolution (2023), online first, published on March 13, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/002200272311609937 |
| Public opinion & cyber-terrorism Shandler, Ryan, Nadiya, Kostyuk, and Harry Oppenheimer. "Public opinion & cyber-terrorism," Public Opinion Quarterly 87:1 (2023), online first, published on April 3, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfad006 |
| War in the borderland through cyberspace: Limits of defending Ukraine through interstate cooperation Kostyuk, Nadiya and Aaron Brantly. "War in the borderland through cyberspace: Limits of defending Ukraine through interstate cooperation," Contemprorary Security Policy 43:3 (2022): 498-515. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2022.2093587 |
| Indirect substitution of cyber and military operations: Why cyber dogs have yet to bark loudly in the invasion of Ukraine Kostyuk, Nadiya and Erik Gartzke. "Indirect substitution of cyber and military operations: Why cyber dogs have yet to bark loudly in the invasion of Ukraine," Texas National Security Review 5:3 (2022): 113-129. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/42073 |
| Dueling over Dual EC DRBG: The consequences of corrupting a cryptographic standardization process Kostyuk, Nadiya and Susan Landau. "Dueling over Dual EC DRBG: The consequences of corrupting a cryptographic standardization process," Harvard National Security Journal 13:2 (2022): 224-284. URL: https://harvardnsj.org/volumes/volume-13/ |
| Deterrence in the cyber realm: Public versus private cybercapacity Kostyuk, Nadiya. "Deterrence in the cyber realm: Public versus private cybercapacity," International Studies Quarterly 65:4 (2021): 1151-1162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqab039 |
| The microfoundations of state cybersecurity: Cyber risk perceptions and the mass public Kostyuk, Nadiya and Carly Wayne. "The microfoundations of state cybersecurity: Cyber risk perceptions and the mass public," International Studies Quarterly 6:2 (2021): 1151-1162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogz077 |
| xSub: Cross-national data on sub-national violence Zhukov, Yuri M., Christian Davenport, and Nadiya Kostyuk. "xSub: Cross-national data on sub-national violence," Journal of Conflict Resolution 63:2 (2019): 604-614. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343319836697 |
| Invisible Digital Front: Can low-level cyber operations shape battlefield events? Kostyuk, Nadiya and Yuri M. Zhukov. "Invisible digital front: Can cyber attacks shape battlefield events?," Journal of Conflict Resolution 63(2): 317-347. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343319836697 Press: Washington Post/Monkey Cage |
| Constructing a Harmonious Data-Driven Society: China's Social Credit System as a State Surveillance Infrastructure Liang, Fan, Vishnupriya Das, Nadiya Kostyuk & Muzammil M. Hussain, "Constructing a harmonious data-driven society: China's social credit system as a state surveillance infrastructure," Policy & Internet, 10. 4 (2018): 415-453. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.183 |
| Determinants of the Cyber Escalation Ladder Kostyuk, Nadiya, Scott Powell, and Matthew Skach, "Determinants of the cyber escalation ladder," Cyber Defense Review, 3.1 (2018): 122-130. URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26427380 |
| International and Domestic Challenges to Comprehensive National Cybersecurity: A case study of the Czech Republic Kostyuk, Nadiya. "International and domestic challenges to comprehensive national cybersecurity: A case study of the Czech Republic," Journal of Strategic Security, 7.1 (2014): 68-82. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.7.1.6 |
| The Digital Prisoner's Dilemma: Transnational Dimensions of Cybersecurity and Opportunities for Cooperation Kostyuk, Nadiya, "The digital prisoner's dilemma: Transnational dimensions of Cybersecurity and opportunities for cooperation," Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015. DOI: 10.1109/WCS.2013.7050508 |
| Pushing the limits of public opinion toward foreign policy issues Kostyuk, Nadiya and Ryan Shandler. "Pushing the limits of public opinion toward foreign policy issues," International Studies Quaterly, Under Review. |
| The Sources of Cyber Strategy Kostyuk, Nadiya, Evan Peskoski, and Michael Poznansky. "The Sources of Cyber Strategy," Under Review. |
| The Politics of Diplomacy in Cyberspace Gohdes, Anita and Nadiya Kostyuk. "The Politics of Diplomacy in Cyberspace," Under Review. |
| Cyber: Complements and Substitutes Erik Gartzke, Kostyuk, Nadiya, and Jon Lindsay. "Cyber: Complements and Substitutes," in Gartzke and Linday, Elements of Deterrence: Strategy, Technology, and Complexity in Global Politics (Oxford UP, Forthcoming) | Ukraine's Cyber Security Policy Kostyuk, Nadiya. "Ukraine's Cyber Security Policy," In Cyber War in Perspective: Analysis from the Crisis in Ukraine, K Geers ed., NATO CCD COE, 2015 Press: Council on Foreign Relations/Net Politics |
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Issue II: Russia-U.S. Bilateral on Cybersecurity: Critical Terminology Foundations Kostyuk, Nadiya (as a contributing author). "Issue II: Russia-U.S. Bilateral on Cybersecurity: Critical Terminology Foundations," EastWest Institute & the Information Security Institute of Moscow State University, 2014 |
| A Measure of Restraint in Cyberspace: Reducing Risk to Civilian Nuclear Assets Cappon, Eric, Greg Austin, Nadiya Kostyuk, and Bruce McConnell. “A Measure of Restraint in Cyberspace: Reducing Risk to Civilian Nuclear Assets," Prepared for the Munich Security Conference, EastWest Institute, 2014 |
| Cyberattacks have yet to play a significant role in Russia's battlefield operations in Ukraine -- cyberwarfare experts explain the likely reasons Kostyuk, Nadiya and Erik Gartzke. "Cyberattacks have yet to play a significant role in Russia's battlefield operations in Ukraine -- cyberwarfare experts explain the likely reasons," The Conversation, April 2022. URL: https://theconversation.com/cyberattacks-have-yet-to-play-a-significant-role-in-russias-battlefield-operations-in-ukraine-cyberwarfare-experts-explain-the-likely-reasons-178604 |
| There is no Cyber `Shock and Awe': Plausible Threats in the Ukrainian Conflict Maschmeyer, Lennart and Nadiya Kostyuk. "There is no Cyber `Shock and Awe': Plausible Threats in the Ukrainian Conflict," War on the Rocks, Peer-Reviewed, 8 February 2022. URL: https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/there-is-no-cyber-shock-and-awe-plausible-threats-in-the-ukrainian-conflict/ |
| The Pros and Cons of Mandating Reporting From Ransomware Victims Jun, Jenny and Nadiya Kostyuk. "The Pros and Cons of Mandating Reporting From Ransomware Victims," Lawfare, 1 November 2021. URL: https://www.lawfareblog.com/pros-and-cons-mandating-reporting-ransomware-victims |
| Hackers are using malware to do reconnaissance in U.S. swing states. Expect cyberattacks Geers, Kenneth and Nadiya Kostyuk. "Hackers are using malware to do reconnaissance in U.S. swing states. Expect cyberattacks," The Washington Post: Monkey Cage, 5 November 2018. URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/05/hackers-are-using-malware-to-find-vulnerabilities-in-u-s-swing-states-expect-cyberattacks/ |
| How Ukraine's Government Has Struggled to Adapt to Russia's Digital Onslaught Kostyuk, Nadiya. "How Ukraine's Government Has Struggled to Adapt to Russia's Digital Onslaught," Council on Foreign Relations: Net Politics, 27 August 2018. URL: https://www.cfr.org/blog/how-ukraines-government-has-struggled-adapt-russias-digital-onslaught?sp_mid=57267745&sp_rid=bmFkaXlhQHVtaWNoLmVkdQS2 Press: UNIAN/Information Agency |
| Evaluating the U.K.'s `Active Cyber Defence' Program Russell, Stuart and Nadiya Kostyuk. "Evaluating the U.K.'s `Active Cyber Defence' Program," Lawfare, 14 February 2018. URL: https://lawfareblog.com/evaluating-uks-active-cyber-defence-program-0 |
| Would cyberattacks be likely in a U.S.-North Korea conflict? Here's what we know Kostyuk, Nadiya and Yuri M. Zhukov. "Would cyberattacks be likely in a U.S.-North Korea conflict? Here's what we know," The Washington Post: Monkey Cage, 11 November 2017. URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/11/21/would-cyberattacks-be-likely-in-a-u-s-north-korea-conflict-heres-what-we-know/ |
| Hacking Power Grids: New Tactic of War or Wave of the Future? Kostyuk, Nadiya. "Hacking Power Grids: New Tactic of War or Wave of the Future?." Russia Matters, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, 3 November 2017. URL: https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/hacking-power-grids-new-tactic-war-or-wave-future |
| A Ukrainian Game of Thrones: A Close Look at the Ukrainian Presidential Candidates Kostyuk, Nadiya. "A Ukrainian Game of Thrones: A Close Look at the Ukrainian Presidential Candidates" EastWest Institute: Next Generation, 1 July 2014. URL: http://www.ewinextgen.com/europe/2014/7/1/a-ukrainian-game-of-thrones-a-close-look-at-the-ukrainian-presidential-candidates | Chernobyl: Political Half-life of an Ongoing Nuclear Crisis Kostyuk, Nadiya. "Chernobyl: Political Half-life of an Ongoing Nuclear Crisis," EastWest Institute: Next Generation, 2 May 2014. URL: https://www.eastwest.ngo/idea/chernobyl-political-half-life-ongoing-nuclear-crisis |
Ukraine: Can it Live up to its Promise? Kostyuk, Nadiya. "Ukraine: Can it Live up to its Promise?", EastWest Institute: Next Generation, 27 February 2014. URL: https://www.eastwest.ngo/idea/chernobyl-political-half-life-ongoing-nuclear-crisis |