Thomas Rid (born 1975[2] in Aach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[3]) a political scientist best known for his work on the history and risks of information technology in conflict.[4][5][6] Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Previously he was a professor of security studies in the Department of War Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy King’s College in London.
Rise of the Machines. A Cybernetic History, New York/London: W.W. Norton/Scribe, 2016[17]
Cryptopolitik and the Darknet, with Daniel Moore, Survival, 2016, February/March, vol 57, iss 1, 7–38
Attributing Cyber Attacks, with Ben Buchanan, Journal of Strategic Studies, 2015, February, vol 39, iss 1, p. 4-37
OMG Cyber! with Rob Lee, The RUSI Journal, November/December 2014, vol 159, iss 5, p. 4–12
Cyber War Will Not Take Place, New York/London: Oxford University Press/Hurst, 2013
Deterrence Beyond the State. The Israeli Experience, Contemporary Security Policy, April 2012, vol 33, iss 1, p. 124-147
The Nineteenth Century Origins of Counterinsurgency Doctrine, Journal of Strategic Studies, October 2010, vol 33, iss 5, p. 727-758
War and Media Operations. The US Military and the Press from Vietnam to Iraq, Series: Cass military studies. London: Routledge, 2007