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Has the Supreme Court of Mauritius Resolved AfriNIC’s Governance Turmoil?

AfriNIC, the Internet Protocol address registry for the African continent, has been operating without a Board since 2022. The election for a new AfriNIC board is currently underway, with electronic […]

Should WSIS End? A call for discussion

The future of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process will be one of the main topics of the 2025 Internet Governance Forum. Many in the IG community are […]

Backgrounder: WSIS and the UN institutional landscape

As we approach the 20th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Lillestrøm, Norway, a pivotal question looms: how will the United Nations system reconcile two competing efforts to shape global digital […]

From Substitution to Augmentation: Rethinking AI in Warfare

Roughly two thousand years ago, the full combat load of a Roman legionary weighed approximately 100 pounds (45 kg). Remarkably, modern militaries exhibit a similar pattern. U.S. Army soldiers still […]

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As we prepare for IGF 2025 in Oslo/Lillestrøm, we invite the internet community to engage in an open and honest debate about the future of WSIS. Check out our background paper, “WSIS and the Future of Digital Governance,” available on the IGP website: https://www.internetgovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/IGP-WhitePaper-EndWSIS.pdf

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Declaring Independence in Cyberspace

Declaring Independence in Cyberspace tells the story of the struggle between governments and the global Internet community over control of the Internet registries (IANA). It offers new insights into a pressing question with profound implications: is state sovereignty the immutable foundation of global governance, or can new technological capabilities change the model?

“This is a book that needed to be written, and no one is better placed to write it than Milton Mueller. This full, rigorous account provides researchers and policymakers with a precious resource on global internet governance.”

Jan Aart Scholte, Leiden University

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