This study explores how exposure to different terrorism threats affects public support for retaliation. Respondents viewed news reports about cyber and conventional terror attacks on critical infrastructure in the US, UK, and Israel.
Exposure & Response
The research finds that only lethal cyber terrorism prompts strong calls for military strikes against attackers.
The Anger Link
Furthermore, findings confirm anger as the key psychological bridge between exposure to deadly cyber terror and support for retaliation.
Multi-Country Context
The experiments were conducted across three countries: Israel, UK, and US.
These results extend existing research on terrorism's influence into cyberspace. With rising concerns about digital threats globally (Israel, UK, US), understanding their unique impact is crucial.
| Cyber Terrorism and Public Support for Retaliation: A Multi-Country Survey Experiment was authored by Ryan Shandler, Michael L. Gross, Sophia Backhaus and Daphna Canetti. It was published by Cambridge in BJPS in 2022. |
