Lennart Maschmeyer
Assistant Professor
Member Of:
- Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
Office Phone: +1 404-894-2000
Office Location: DM Smith 304
Related Links:
Email Address: lennart.maschmeyer@gatech.edu
Overview
Lennart Maschmeyer is an Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity Policy. His research, boradly, examines how technological change shapes security competition among states. Dr. Maschmeyer's primary research topic has been the strategic role and impact of cyber conflict and subversion as low-intensity means of competition among states. Specifically, his research identifies the mechanisms of power involved, their advantages and drawbacks, and their resulting capacity to produce real-world outcomes. His current research expands the focus to the rise of artificial intelligence and the new opportunities and challenges it offers to states in these areas of competition.
Education:
- PhD in Political Science, University of Toronto
Awards and
Distinctions:
Distinctions:
- Robert Jervis Best International Security Book Award 2025 (honorable mention)
Interests
Teaching Interests:
Subversion, Cybersecurity
Research Interests:
Technology and International Security, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Subversion, Covert Operations
Research Fields:
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging Technology and Security
- Information and Communications Technology Policy
- International Security Policy
Courses
- PUBP-4725: Info Security Policies
- PUBP-6725: Info Security Policies
- PUBP-8823: Subversion and Cyber Conflict
Publications
Recent Publications
Books
- Subversion: From Covert Operations to Cyber Conflict
Date: April 2024
Journal Articles
- Sand in the gears: Sabotage in world politics
In: European Journal of International Security [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2025
- Donetsk don't tell:‘Hybrid war’in Ukraine and the limits of social media influence operations
In: Journal of Information Technology and Politics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: December 2024
- If it bleeps it leads? Media coverage on cyber conflict and misperception
In: Journal of Peace Research [Peer Reviewed]
Date: January 2024
- A new and better quiet option? Strategies of subversion and cyber conflict
In: Journal of Strategic Studies [Peer Reviewed]
Date: April 2023
All Publications
Books
- Subversion: From Covert Operations to Cyber Conflict
Date: April 2024
Journal Articles
- Sand in the gears: Sabotage in world politics
In: European Journal of International Security [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2025
- Donetsk don't tell:‘Hybrid war’in Ukraine and the limits of social media influence operations
In: Journal of Information Technology and Politics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: December 2024
- If it bleeps it leads? Media coverage on cyber conflict and misperception
In: Journal of Peace Research [Peer Reviewed]
Date: January 2024
- A new and better quiet option? Strategies of subversion and cyber conflict
In: Journal of Strategic Studies [Peer Reviewed]
Date: April 2023
- Subversion, cyber operations, and reverse structural power in world politics
In: European Journal of International Relations [Peer Reviewed]
Date: August 2022
- The Subversive Trilemma: Why Cyber Operations Fall Short of Expectations
In: International Security [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2021
- A tale of two cybers-how threat reporting by cybersecurity firms systematically underrepresents threats to civil society
In: Journal of Information Technology & Politics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: January 2021
Updated: Jan 13th, 2026 at 3:38 PM