Jon R. Lindsay
Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs
Phone
416-946-8866
Location
Room 219, 315 Bloor Street West, at the Observatory
Website
Biography
A political scientist with a background in computer science and military service, Jon Lindsay’s research examines the impact of technology on global security. His publications include China and Cybersecurity: Espionage, Strategy, and Politics in the Digital Domain (Oxford University Press, 2015), co-edited with Tai Ming Cheung and Derek Reveron, and articles in International Security, Security Studies, Journal of Strategic Studies, Technology and Culture, and the Journal of Cybersecurity. He is completing a book, Shifting the Fog of War: Information Technology and the Politics of Control, and working on a multi-institutional research project on deterrence theory. Professor Lindsay holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Computer Science and B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University. He has served in the U.S. Navy with operational assignments in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Recently from Jon R. Lindsay
- June 20, 2019. Cyber Operations and Nuclear Weapons, The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability.
- June 21, 2019. Is the Enemy in the System? The Fourth Leg.