# 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]]