... US diplomats put forward a proposal that could be regarded as an attempt to split the coalition led by Russia on the issue of Internet administration. Due to developments in Ukraine, the issue of illegal international activities of the US National Security ... ... included in the agenda of the summit was taken off the table. Instead, the summit
announced the establishment of a dialogue on cybersecurity
between the United States and the European Union. According to official information, the dialogue aims to strengthen ...
RIAC’s Working Paper “Russia and Challenges of the Digital Environment” offers an inventive view on the problem of Big Data and its relationship with the nation’s digital sovereignty. Among other things, the paper considers the quickly evolving Big Data biological and medical segments, touching upon such critical matters as the possible emergence of targeted weapons able to target and injure specific groups of living beings, including humans. The rapidly growing volume of...
Internet governance is now one of the most lively and important topics in international relations. The issue has long been ignored and restricted to small silos of experts. However, the leaks disclosed by Edward Snowden triggered a massive response to ...
Working paper #15 / 2014
This working paper was written as part of the Russian International Affairs Council’s project “Information Security, Response to Cyber Threats and the Use of the Internet to Defend Russia’s National Interests on the International Scene.”
In their articles, the authors expound on Russia’s presence in cyberspace and suggest the identification of a reference point from which to develop the discussion and seek ...
The Future of the Internet
In 1969, the U.S. Department of Defense set up ARPANET to ensure strategic command and data transmission capability in the event of a Soviet nuclear strike. Over 40 years later, the Internet, its direct descendant, has become a pillar of technological ...