Norway’s IGF: Crossroads or continuity?
No one will complain about the operation of the 2025 Internet Governance Forum. The Norwegians did everything right. Even their controversial decision to offer a rather small number of workshop rooms turned out rather well: it gave us a smaller…
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 voting having commenced on June 18, 2025, and in-person voting…
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 heavily invested in the renewal of WSIS. They imply that…
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 governance—the legacy of the World Summit on the Information Society…
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 carry around 45 kg in full combat gear, while South…
The New Republican Censorship-Industrial Complex
During the Biden administration, public relations writer Michael Shellenberger testified before that House that “American taxpayers are unwittingly financing the growth and power of a censorship-industrial complex run by America’s scientific and technological elite.” This “global censorship-industrial complex” was defined…
Industrial Policy vs. Digital Reality: How Data, Not Labor, Is Rebuilding the Rust Belt
This Palantir advertisement, displayed at the Detroit airport—a symbolic and literal hub of U.S. industrial manufacturing—makes a highly strategic and ideologically charged claim: “Palantir is Reindustrializing America’s Manufacturing.” The ad visually juxtaposes sleek, robotic car manufacturing lines with logos of…
A GENIUS Bill?
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…
Is Musk a Hypocrite? Content Removal Cases in Turkiye and India
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…
New Book: Declaring Independence in Cyberspace
What is the role of the state in the governance of global cyberspace? For the past 25 years, that problem has led to conflict, negotiation and governance innovations. A new book by Milton Mueller now covers a critical part of…