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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.

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Costigan, Sean S. 2023. “Sovereign or Global Internet? Russia and China Press for Cybercrime Treaty: An Update”. Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22 (1): 91-98. doi:https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.22.1.07.
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