Internet Governance and Cyber Diplomacy

A chapter I wrote with Andelka Phillips on 'Internet Governance and Cyber Diplomacy' has been published in The Palgrave Handbook on Cyber Diplomacy. Below is an abstract:

Due to its global, plural and complex nature, the internet presents significant issues to diplomacy. This chapter posits that cyber diplomats must utilise the unique characteristics of the internet and recognise the multiple parties and processes involved in internet governance in order to make cyber diplomacy more impactful. The major challenges to cyber diplomacy that are examined include achieving the goal of a free, open and secure internet, ensuring DNS security, and adapting to the non-state-based or -centred approaches to internet governance. The chapter recommends the adoption of multi-stakeholder and consensus-based approaches and the development of legal and technical competencies to address these concerns. By embracing the complicated nature of internet governance, these challenges can be transformed into opportunities and advantages for more effective and responsive cyber diplomacy.

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