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 carry around 45 kg in full combat gear, while South Korean and British troops typically carry about 40 kg. Despite...
The United States has entered a new chapter in financial regulation with the introduction of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins aka GENIUS Act of 2025. With this, Congress isn't just attempting to contain crypto, it's designing the very conditions under which private digital money may be...
Since March 19th, 2025, thousands of people in Türkiye have been protesting the government’s arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul. The Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was a presidential candidate backed by the main opposition party (CHP). He might have won an election against the current President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, so Erdoğan...
On April 4, 2025 the Internet Governance Project (IGP) in collaboration with the Quello Center will gather scholars of differing views to debate what digital sovereignty means, how it is being used as a label, and whether the various interpretations of the term are compatible with the foundational values of...
In last week’s blog post, The Frontier Illusion: Rethinking DeepSeek’s AI Threat, I discussed Cisco’s safety test on DeepSeek R1, which revealed the model’s inability to filter out socially unacceptable content, including cybercrime, harassment (bullying), chemical and biological weapons, and other illegal activities. During my data collection process last month,...
The concept of a ‘fair share’ will likely lead to additional costs for consumers which can have significant economic and operational consequences. With a staggering 900 million Internet users, India has seen a transformation in the communication and media ecosystem. By enabling user-generated content, real-time interaction, and personalised user experiences,...
In the evolving landscape of digital news dissemination, there is a symbiotic yet contentious relationship between news publishers and technology companies. Publishers depend on these platforms for hosting content and traffic referrals, which they monetise through advertising. Technology platforms, such as Meta, act as intermediaries, driving traffic to news websites...
For over a century, India’s interception laws, grounded in the colonial-era Indian Telegraph Act 1885, had allowed the government to monitor communications. Despite updates in 2007 that introduced some safeguards, such as requiring telecom providers to prevent unauthorized interceptions and penalties, the law suffered from limitations. The amendments failed to...
From October 30 to November 2nd, the 2024 Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) conference was held at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, United Kingdom. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the AoIR conference, which set a record as the largest in its history, drawing approximately 700 attendees from...
The United States' transition to cleaner energy sources has led to a surge in demand for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Powering an increasingly renewables-based energy grid means relying on battery modules from China. However, cybersecurity concerns associated with BESS from China may very well cause serious market disruptions. Last...
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.”
