Future of the Internet

Assignment Instructions: Write a 1750–2000-word essay, answering this question:

In this essay, we ask you to think about the future of the Internet. Similarly, to your discussion post(s), think about the different futures of the governance and structure of the Internet. What are the risks of the “Balkanization” of the internet?   What are the opportunities? Do you find it likely? Finally, what would you implement to secure the future of the internet?

Readings

· “What is Internet Governance?” UNESCO, 2019.  https://www.internetgovernance.org/what-is-internet-governance/ (Links to an external site.)

· John Watts et al, Alternate Cybersecurity Futures, Atlantic Council, 2019.  https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/alternate-cybersecurity-futures/  (Links to an external site.)

·  (Links to an external site.) Rush Doshi, Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic, and John Ferguson, “China as a ‘cyber great power’: Beijing’s two voices in telecommunications,” Brookings, 2021  https://www.brookings.edu/research/china-as-a-cyber-great-power-beijings-two-voices-in-telecommunications/ (Links to an external site.)

· Robert Morgus, Justin Sherman, “The Idealized Internet vs. Internet Realities (Version 1.0): Analytical Framework for Assessing the Freedom, Openness, Interoperability, Security, and Resiliency of the Global Internet,” New America, 2018.  https://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/reports/idealized-internet-vs-internet-realities/ (Links to an external site.)

· United Nations, Secretary General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, 2020.  https://www.un.org/en/content/digital-cooperation-roadmap/ (Links to an external site.)