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The UN General Assembly meets in September, 2026. Photo: UN Photo/Laura Jarriel

It’s on states to make the UN’s new cyber mechanism more than just a new name

The UN’s Global Mechanism for cyber had its first plenary in July. States will have to put in the work to make sure it’s impactful

Helene Pleil|

2 October 2026

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What does the Iran war tell us about the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict?

Saher Naumaan|

24 September 2026

SURVEILLANCELAW AND POLICYGEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGY

The strategic opportunity and national security threat of connected cars

Paulina Uznańska|

10 September 2026

SPYWARELAW AND POLICYSURVEILLANCE

Three things a spyware expert learned from the forensic investigation of the EncroChat hack

James Shires|

28 August 2026

Tuvalu from above. Photo: UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGYHUMAN RIGHTSCYBER DIPLOMACY

Tuvalu’s ‘digital nation’ challenges territorial assumptions in international cybersecurity governance

Fee-Marie von der Brelie|

4 August 2026

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From left, pharmaceutical executive Nathalie Dompé, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and President Donald Trump at a White House dinner, 4 September 2025. Photo: White House/Andrea Hanks

Private power and the unravelling of the international order

Anjuli R K Shereet al.|

5 February 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a meeting with representatives from US companies, including Microsoft, Boeing, IBM, and Raytheon, July 2025. Photo: Presidential Office of Ukraine

How ‘sovereignty-as-a-service’ became a pillar of modern warfare

Tobias Liebetrauet al.|

25 November 2025

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Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi speaks at the ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, 7 September 2023. Photo: Ministry of External Affairs of India

India and Indonesia’s approach to publicly attributing cyberattacks? No naming, no shaming

India and Indonesia’s reticent approach to publicly attributing cyberattacks is the result of strategic culture, insufficient technical capacity,…

Gatra Priyanditaet al.|

4 November 2025

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‘Neutral’ internet governance enables sanctions evasion

Lawrence Stowe|

21 October 2025

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China is using cyber attribution to pressure Taiwan

Ben Read|

22 July 2025

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