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Russia’s Global Information Security Initiatives

... far confrontational rhetoric, rather than dialogue, has prevailed. Yet, the OEWG keeps on working in the UN venues, which inspires certain optimism September 2023 marks the 25 th anniversary of Russia’s revolutionary move in 1998, as 25 years ago Russia became the first country to raise the issue of information security at the UN, having timely assessed the risks of the digital future. In those days, widespread digitalization was just gaining momentum and the flywheel of the global Internet spread and development started spinning faster. Nevertheless,...

22.09.2023

International Information Security in US-Russian Bilateral Relations

... the pressure from the U.S. Congress. During the 2018 meeting between the two leaders in Helsinki, Russia offered cooperation in preventing cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, but Washington rejected that initiative as well. Collaboration between Russia and the United States to promote information security in historical perspective Arevik Martirosyan: Time for an International Cyber Court? The dynamics of negotiations changed under Joe Biden. On September 25, 2020, President Vladimir Putin proposed a project called to normalize U....

01.03.2023

Mutual Warning: What Ended the Short Cyberspace Detente Between Russia and the United States

... Cyber Command, Paul Nakasone, spoke about conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry once again urged the United States not to provoke Russia to retaliate in cyberspace. Elena Zinovieva, Alexander Zinchenko: Russia and the United States Mapping Out Cooperation in Information Security It is difficult to judge how effective these warnings have been, but both Russia and the U.S. turn a blind eye to the crimes of non-government actors attacking the other side. In May, the Russian Foreign Ministry called Killnet ,...

31.10.2022

Time to Create a Single Negotiating Cyber Forum under the UN General Assembly First Committee

Interview with Dr. Daniel Stauffacher, Founder and President of ICT4Peace On March 12, 2021, the United Nations adopted a UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) report ... ... Working Group is a positive step forward, in spite of the global trend towards escalating tensions, especially those between Russia, China and the U.S. We have two negotiating platforms, the GGE and the OEWG. What do you think about such co-existence?...

02.04.2021

Broad Cyber-Consensus

... while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lauded the significance of the moment in its official commentary . To better understand why the adoption of the report has exactly seen such a success, we need to take a trip into the recent past. The issue of information security was included in the UN agenda in 1998, after Russia presented its draft resolution “Achievements in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security” to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. Negotiations have been ongoing since 2004 ...

30.03.2021

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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