[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #648: Can a new branch of diplomacy help cyber warfare?

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OPLIN 4Cast #648: Can a new branch of diplomacy help cyber warfare?
May 29th, 2019

[image: Brazil Argentina and world flags is flying] As the news about
Huawei reported in last week's 4cast <https://4cast.oplin.org/?p=7580>continues
to unfold, it does so against a backdrop of other stories where technology
and international diplomacy intersect. As the Cyber Cold War expands, can a
new branch of diplomacy help keep it from heating up? Estonia, believed to
be one of the first targets of state-sponsored cyberwarfare
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_cyberattacks_on_Estonia>, is leading
the way.



   -
   - Japan to limit foreign ownership of firms in its IT, telecom sectors
   <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-regulation/japan-to-limit-foreign-ownership-of-firms-in-its-it-telecom-sectors-idUSKCN1SX05F>
   (*Reuters*)
   "The new rule, effective Aug. 1, comes amid heightening pressure from
   the United States in dealing with cyber-security risks and technological
   transfers involving China."
   - America and its economic allies have announced five “democratic”
   principles for AI
   <https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613573/america-and-its-economic-allies-announce-a-democratic-vision-for-ai/>
   (*MIT Technology Review*)
   "The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...does not
   include China, and the principles outlined by the group seem to contrast
   with the way AI is being deployed there, especially for face recognition
   and surveillance of ethnic groups associated with political dissent."
   - President Kaljulaid at CyCon 2019: Cyber attacks should not be easy
   weapon
   <https://news.err.ee/946827/president-kaljulaid-at-cycon-2019-cyber-attacks-should-not-be-easy-weapon>
   (*ERR News*)
   "The threats to the security of states increasingly involve unlawful
   cyber operations. It is therefore important that states may respond
   collectively to unlawful cyber operations where diplomatic action is
   insufficient, but no lawful recourse to use of force exists. Allies matter
   also in cyberspace."
   - Estonia's Ambassador at Large for Cybersecurity talks about “cyber
   diplomacy” and the need to establish “arms control” for cyberwarfare among
   Western nations
   <https://thenextweb.com/eu/2019/05/24/what-the-hell-is-a-cyber-diplomat/>
   (*The Next Web*)
   "The whole field of cyber diplomacy is still alien to many traditional
   diplomats, who like most of us regular folks can get discouraged by the
   barrage of technical jargon that comes with it. Tiirmaa-Klaar says there’s
   a real need for specialized diplomats like herself that can act as
   translators and find ways to bring about necessary actions to improve
   cybersecurity."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - James Fernyhough. “Huawei Calls for End to Technology ‘Warfare
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmh&AN=DOC74RC2GCUCIO1GRKG5BI>
   .’” *Australian Financial Review*, 4 Apr. 2019, p. 23.
   - “Attacks against Elections Are Inevitable – Estonia Shows What Can Be
   Done
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=135645443>
   .” *Moderate Voice*, Mar. 2019, p. N.PAG.
   - Meyer, Paul. “Give Cyber Peace a Chance
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=120436183>
   .” *Peace Magazine*, vol. 33, no. 1, Jan. 2017, p. 20.

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