Diplomacy and cyberwar

Jonathan Eyal is right in asserting that it’s largely immaterial that, so far, cyber warfare has killed no one and inflicted little damage. However, his conclusion, according to which new treaties to govern the use of cyberspace can be adopted only after bloody confrontations, seems too pessimistic.
Within the framework of preventive diplomacy, it is high time the United Nations Security Council seriously dealt with the dangerous consequences of potential cyber warfare. It must prove that, indeed, it respects its own role, clearly reflected in the UN Charter, as the principal organ having primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
 The 193 UN members are expected to avoid the marginalising of the world organisation during an era of global vulnerabilities with cyberwars threatening humankind.
Ioan Voicu
Bangkok