International information security: From classical towards network diplomacy in Russia
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https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2024.306Abstract
The article examines the formation of a new area of international relations — international information security, as well as its further division into three tracks — security in the use of ICTs and ICTs themselves, combating information crime, Internet governance. The author analyzes the way the model of diplomatic interaction has been transformed based on the example of cooperation in the above areas. The study shows that international information security, one of the areas of new threats and challenges, requires the development of network diplomacy tools as auxiliary elements of classical interstate diplomacy. This format makes it possible to attract various stakeholders along with states, and a flexible approach to the organizational structure (the absence of hierarchy) allows one to establish contacts not only with full members, but also with external partners (Russia-ASEAN, BRICS+ etc.). The Russian Federation strives to preserve the UN-centric model of cooperation in the field of international information security, using the platforms created on its initiative — the Open Working Group on Security in the use of ICTs and ICTs themselves and the UN Ad Hoc Open-ended Committee on the development of a universal Convention against the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes, as well as the International Telecommunication Union. At the same time, Russia intensifies cooperation at the regional and transregional level in order to consolidate the efforts of the world majority, which could ensure the promotion of Russian initiatives in the international arena aimed at preventing conflicts in the information space and minimizing the damage from incidents in the use of ICTs.
Keywords:
international information security, information crime, information and communication technologies, network diplomacy
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