# Thomas Rid **Domain:** Cybersecurity / Strategic studies **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Thomas Rid** is a political scientist and author of *Cyber War Will Not Take Place*. ## Significance His work classifies many alleged acts of cyber war as espionage, sabotage, or subversion, preserving distinctions among strategic competition and armed conflict. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cyber-war-will-not-take-place-9780199330638) ## Routes [[wiki/Cyber War Will Not Take Place|Cyber War Will Not Take Place]] · [[wiki/Erik Gartzke|Erik Gartzke]] · [[wiki/Jon Lindsay|Jon Lindsay]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]