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Identity Engineering: Why a leading Chinese AI startup abandons its home market

The Chinese AI and venture capital community was shocked by Meta’s swift acquisition of Manus, an AI agent company from Wuhan, China, in a deal worth an estimated $2–3 billion. […]

Don’t Renew the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) was enacted during a period of heightened anxiety over massive state-sponsored breaches and the burgeoning threat of global ransomware. Its architects […]

IGP Year in Review (2025)

The Internet Governance Project’s coverage in 2025 documents a troublesome ongoing global shift from “multistakeholder” governance and ICT liberalization norms toward an era characterized by aggressive techno-nationalism and state-centric control […]

Join the Conversation: AI Governance and Global Economic Development

An Official Pre-Summit Event of the AI Impact Summit 2026 As artificial intelligence reshapes economies worldwide, critical questions emerge: Who benefits from AI development? How do export controls and geopolitical […]

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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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