With much talk of a ‘splinternet’ and the emerging of technology ‘blocs’ of influence, the cyber domain is emerging more strongly as a domain of geopolitical competition. This competition features competing visions of the Internet: one, an American led Western model that is open, and another, a more state-controlled, authoritarian Chinese model. The competition between these and other models has had little structure so far and has seen a complex mix of economic, trade, security, technological and other strategic considerations. In this talk, Ciaran Martin will examine some of the issues at stake while exploring some of the possible outcomes in the next decade.

Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government and founding head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre
Chaired by Lucas Kello, Associate Professor of International Relations, DPIR

This seminar is sponsored by the Centre for International Studies.