Rhiannon Neilsen

Rhiannon Neilsen

Rhiannon Neilsen, Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Neilsen is an Assistant Professor in International Security at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY). She was the Cyber Security Fellow at CISAC from 2022-2024. Her research focuses on new technologies in conflict (specifically cyber, social media, and AI), mass atrocities, dis/misinformation, and the ethics of war. Her published work has appeared in International Affairs, Terrorism & Political Violence, Ethics & International Affairs, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Genocide Studies & Prevention, Lawfare, Just Security, and War on the Rocks. 

Previously, Rhiannon was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian National University, a Research Consultant for the Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) at the University of Oxford, and a Visiting Fellow at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence.

publications

Journal Articles
May 2023

"Honey, I'm Hacked": Ethical Questions Raised by Ukrainian Cyber Deception of Russian Military Wives

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Journal Articles
March 2023

Revising, or Rejecting, ‘Reasonable Prospect of Success’ in Just Wars? Lessons From Ukraine

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Journal Articles
January 2023

Coding protection: 'cyber humanitarian interventions' for preventing mass atrocities

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Commentary

Revising, or Rejecting, ‘Reasonable Prospect of Success’ in Just Wars? Lessons From Ukraine

“It’s a victory when the weapons fall silent and people speak up.”
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Cybersecurity
Commentary

Coding protection: 'cyber humanitarian interventions' for preventing mass atrocities

Cyberspace has had an unprecedented effect on how society functions, especially as a tool for fomenting division and organizing violence.
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