00882nas a2200181 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001300043653001600056653001500072653001500087653001600102100001800118245009000136300001000226490000700236520045700243 2023 d10aconflict10acooperation10acybercrime10acyberspace10aSovereignty1 aSean Costigan00aSovereign or Global Internet? Russia and China Press for Cybercrime Treaty: An Update a91-980 v223 a

Under the guise of combating cybercrime, two radically different visions of cyberspace compete for attention on the international stage: a free-flowing model of cyberspace that democracies have championed is now challenged by a so-called sovereign model. Counter-democratic initiatives to reframe cyberspace in strictly national terms are underway with the likely result of decreased cooperation and increased risks of conflict and cybercrime.