Geopolitics at the Internets Core - 9783031894770

Geopolitics at the Internets CoreAuthor(s): Fiona M. Alexander, Laura DeNardis, Nanette S. Levinson, Francesca Musiani\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031894770, 978-3031894770\nSynopsis\nContentious geopolitical conflicts over digital technologies have arisen around a complex set of technical specifications at the Internets core. One of these is the Internet Protocol (IP), designed for addressing and routing information to its destination. China redesigning the Internet? Ukraine asking that Russia be disconnected from the Internet? The [url] surrendering the Internet? The Internet Protocol - rightly or not - has been at the center of many digital policy concerns for decades.\n\nIn examining entanglements between IP and public interest issues, Geopolitics at the Internets Core illuminates how technical infrastructure is now a proxy for political and economic power. Ongoing global controversies .