Subject Primer - Understanding and Mitigating Disinformation: A Primer for Policymakers and Stakeholders
Originally written for a roundtable jointly organised with META and partners, this subject primer explores what disinformation is, and the mechanisms and conditions in which it operates.
January 2023
This journal article examines how internet shutdowns are used by illiberal regimes such as Myanmmar and Belarus to suppress dissent and consolidate power.
Commentary - A Conversation with Brazil's Cyber Diplomat
February 2022
In this commentary, Louise Marie Hurel discusses the present and future pathways for Brazil’s foreign policy on cybersecurity with Minister Marcelo Câmara.
Commentary - The Threat of Virtual Summitry to the G7's Success
August 2021
In this commentary, Dr Tristen Naylor examines the digitalisation of diplomacy and the threat virtual summitry poses to the G7. This commentary is based on an academic journal article titled ‘All That’s Lost: The Hollowing of Summit Diplomacy in a Socially Distanced World’, published in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.
Strategic Update - Twitter and Digital Diplomacy: China and COVID-19
June 2021
In this Strategic Update, Professor Chris Alden and Kenddrick Chan investigate China's use of Twitter as a diplomatic instrument during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the implications are going forward.
Working Paper - Social media's impact on political discourse in South Africa
June 2021
In this Working Paper, Dr. Sue Onslow explores how social media platforms have impacted political discourse in South Africa.
Book Review - 2034: A Novel of the Next World War
June 2021
In this book review, Kenddrick Chan reviews this geopolitical thriller that envisions how great power conflict will play out in the digital era of the near future.
Strategic Update - Making Sense of Technological Spheres of Influence
April 2020
In this Strategic Update, Valentin Weber explains how we have arrived at this novel geopolitical arrangement, where in the world the greatest contestation lies, and what the future of technospheres may hold.
Strategic Update - A Digital Geneva Convention? The Role of the Private Sector in Cybersecurity
May 2018
In this Strategic Update, Raquel Vázquez Llorente explores what role the private sector should play in the global policy response, with companies on the 'front line' of the cyber threat often being more proactive than states.
Strategic Update - Victors and Victims: Creating a Military for the Digital Age
February 2018
In this Strategic Update, General Sir Richard Barrons sets out 8 principles for how to create an effective military for the digital age.
Strategic Update - The Laws of War and Cyberspace: On the Need for a Treaty Concerning Cyber Conflict
June 2014
In this Strategic Update, Benjamin Mueller examines the militarisation of cyberspace and considers ways to prevent the Internet from turning into a battlefield.