The Human Factor in the Geopolitics of the Internet

The Human Factor in the Geopolitics of the Internet

RIPE Labs
5 April 2023

Our team from GEODE explores the complex relationships between the technical and political dimensions of the Internet, with a focus on Central Asia and Kyrgyzstan.

In this piece, Louis Pétiniaud, Kevin Limonier, Loqman Salamatian and Antonin Rosa-Martin show how qualitative data gathered “in the field” allows a better understanding of the geopolitics of the architecture of networks.

This article presents the result of a research project called “Mapping Connectivity in Central Asia: A View from Within” carried out by GEODE researchers and supported by RIPE NCC. Its main objective: to develop a cartography of the digital space.

Read the full article on RIPE Labs’ website 

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Introducing the Humanitarian Cybersecurity Center!

Introducing the Humanitarian Cybersecurity Center!

CyberPeace Institute, GEODE's partner
27 February 2023

 

We are proud to be a partner of the CyberPeace Institute in creating the Humanitarian Cybersecurity Center! This center aims to provide cybersecurity services to NGOs, ensuring that their data and systems are secure and protected from cyber threats.

“Humanitarian and development NGOs are targeted by cyberattacks and information operations. They do not have the capacity to both be on the frontline of aid delivery and respond to cyber threats. Cyberattacks imperil lives and erode the trust in organizations that is essential for their work.

(…) The Center provides expert support and practical assistance to NGOs in the humanitarian and development sectors, tailored to their needs, and available anywhere in the world. The Center builds upon the CyberPeace Institutes key capabilities and develops programs of activities and associated projects to support communities vulnerable to threats in cyberspace.”

— Excerpt from the press release

 

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REPORT – The discreet action of Russian channels in Western conspiracy circles

REPORT – The discreet action of Russian channels in Western conspiracy circles

GEODE Report
November 16, 2022

This research note extends the analysis of content sharing between Telegram channels presented in our previous study. We show that by increasing the depth of a query generated by the Telegram analysis tool developed by GEODE, we can better understand the integration of pro-Russian channels into Western conspiracy sphere. We can also refine our understanding of the content and internal structures of different conspiracy communities.

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PPF22- Non-proliferation of malicious software and practices intended to cause harms

PPF22- Non-proliferation of malicious software and practices intended to cause harms

Paris Peace Forum
November 11, 2022

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On November 11, Aude Géry, a GEODE researcher specializing in international legal issues in cybersecurity, participated in a roundtable discussion at the 5th edition of the Paris Peace Forum, which brought together representatives of states, international organizations, businesses, development banks, foundations, and NGOs from all regions of the world.

The roundtable focused on the non-proliferation of malicious software and practices intended to cause harm, as part of the Paris Appeal for Trust and Security in Cyberspace.

Watch Aude Géry’s speech in replay


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Prepping for Long-Term Competition? U.S. Leadership in Cyberspace from Trump to Biden

Prepping for Long-Term Competition? U.S. Leadership in Cyberspace from Trump to Biden

U.S. Leadership in a World of Uncertainties
5 October 2022

What has become of American leadership in cyberspace under the administration of Joe Biden?

Frédérick Douzet (Director of GEODE and University Professor at the French Institute of Geopolitics, University of Paris 8) and Stéphane Taillat (lecturer at the University of Paris 8 and seconded to the Écoles de St Cyr Coëtquidan) answer this question in a chapter entitled “Prepping for Long-Term Competition? U.S. Leadership in Cyberspace from Trump to Biden”. Published by Palgrave MacMillan, the book deals with “U.S. Leadership in a World of Uncertainty”.

More information here

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The war in Ukraine, open source investigation and the potential for “digital fieldwork” in geopolitics

The war in Ukraine, open source investigation and the potential for “digital fieldwork” in geopolitics

Political Geography
31 August 2022

Kevin Limonier, a professor at the French Institute of Geopolitics and researcher at GEODE, recently published a new article on open source investigation and the potential for “digital fieldwork” in the context of the war in Ukraine. Read the article here.

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Contributions – Franco-Russian Observatory 2021

Contributions – Franco-Russian Observatory 2021

Franco-Russian CCI
3 February 2022

Several GEODE researchers contributed to the latest edition of the annual report of the Franco-Russian Observatory 2021 (Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry): 

Hugo Estecahandy, on The cryptocurrency mining industries in Russia 

Julien Nocetti, associate researcher at the Geode centre, as well as Marie-Gabrielle Bertran and Colin Gérards, PhD students, also contributed to this book.

For this 2021 edition, 69 French and Russian experts participated in this project.

Find the latest articles published regularly here 

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So much for a ‘world without borders’? Countries are marking their territory in cyberspace

So much for a ‘world without borders’? Countries are marking their territory in cyberspace

Atlantic Council
3 February 2022

Alix Desforges and Aude Gery published an article on the website of the American think tank Atlantic Council, entitled “So much for a ‘world without borders’? Countries are marking their territory in cyberspace”.
You can find it here 

It is based on their joint article in French “Cyberespace: d’un village global à un espace aux multiples frontières” published in the May-June 2021 issue of the journal Diplomatie. Find it here 

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Special issue on “Cyberstudies”

Special issue on “Cyberstudies”

Études Internationales (Laval University)
3 February 2022

Several GEODE researchers contributed to the journal Études internationales (scientific journal of the École supérieure d’études internationales de l’Université Laval) for a special issue on “Cyberstudies” edited by Sébastien-Yves Laurent.

Frederick douzet, Aude Géry and François Delerue with “International law and norms for cyberspace: ambiguities and geopolitical instrumentalisation”

Julien Nocetti with “An arranged “cyber-marriage”? Realities and implications of cyber cooperation between Russia and China“.

More information on this special issue here 

 

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Cloud defence: an operational challenge, a strategic imperative and a sovereignty issue

Cloud defence: an operational challenge, a strategic imperative and a sovereignty issue

Études de l'IFRI - Focus stratégique
3 February 2022

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The French Ministry of Defence has decided to make cloud computing one of the pillars of its digital transformation.

However, resorting to the cloud implies outsourcing part of the management of IT resources, which poses many challenges of a technical and cultural nature, but also political and industrial. In addition to the imperative of technological control, there are major strategic issues relating to autonomy and influence. Cloud Defence therefore depends as much on the ability of the armed forces to adapt the technology to their security and operational requirements, as on the industrial partnerships set up by the Ministry, and on national policies on the subject.

Find the whole publication by Clotilde Bomont here (in French).

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