[governance] Fwd: [bestbits] The Real Cyber War The Political Economy of Internet Freedom - How the freedom-to-connect movement aids Western hegemony

[Deirdre Williams]

I'm trying to get hold of the book - I think it would be an interesting
read.
Judging by this:

They argue that efforts to create a universal internet built upon Western
legal, political, and social preferences is driven by economic and
geopolitical motivations rather than the humanitarian and democratic ideals
that typically accompany related policy discourse. In fact, the
freedom-to-connect movement is intertwined with broader efforts to
structure global society in ways that favor American and Western cultures,
economies, and governments.

from the review, the text would seem to address your concerns, although I
should like to be able to have a "flick through" to be sure, before
committing to buying it.
By the way, it was interesting to note that the price of $12.49 US here
<http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_14?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=the+real+cyber+war&sprefix=The+real+cyber%2Cnull%2C332>
jumped
to $14.49 here
<http://www.amazon.com/Real-Cyber-War-Political-Communication-ebook/dp/B00UGIKUVA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1427376048&sr=1-1&keywords=the+real+cyber+war>
where
it includes "free" wireless delivery.

Deirdre

On 26 March 2015 at 10:43, Jean-Louis FULLSACK <jlfullsack at orange.fr> wrote:

> Dear Michael, Deirdre and all
>
>
>
> Deidre wrote
>
> <Discussions surrounding the role of the internet in society are dominated
> by terms such as *internet freedom*, *surveillance*, *cybersecurity,*
> and, most prolifically, *cyber war*. But behind the rhetoric of cyber war
> is an ongoing state-centered battle for control of information resources.>
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>
> This statement is right but restrective. If states -remember the "Five
> Eyes Alliance"- are the "center" of Internet hegemony and its consequences,
> they are not the only ones that take profit from it : the "Big Fives" are
> at the other beneficiaries (in gigadollars) from this biased/assymetric
> situation. And that deserves another comment/debate.
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>
>
> Best
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>
>
> Jean-Louis Fullsack
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> > Message du 26/03/15 14:16
> > De : "Deirdre Williams" <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>
> > A : "Internet Governance" <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
> > Copie à :
> > Objet : [governance] Fwd: [bestbits] The Real Cyber War The Political
> Economy of Internet Freedom - How the freedom-to-connect movement aids
> Western hegemony
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> >
> >
> For your information.
> Deirdre
>
> >
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Becky Lentz <roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca>
> > Date: 26 March 2015 at 08:25
> > Subject: [bestbits] The Real Cyber War The Political Economy of Internet
> Freedom - How the freedom-to-connect movement aids Western hegemony
> > To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
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> >
> >
> Might be of interest to some…
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> >
> *http://tinyurl.com/psf9dsw <http://tinyurl.com/psf9dsw>*
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> *> *
> Discussions surrounding the role of the internet in society are dominated
> by terms such as *internet freedom*, *surveillance*, *cybersecurity,*
> and, most prolifically, *cyber war*. But behind the rhetoric of cyber war
> is an ongoing state-centered battle for control of information resources.
> Shawn Powers and Michael Jablonski conceptualize this *real* cyber war as
> the utilization of digital networks for geopolitical purposes, including
> covert attacks against another state’s electronic systems, but also, and
> more importantly, the variety of ways the internet is used to further a
> state’s economic and military agendas.
>
> >
> Moving beyond debates on the democratic value of new and emerging
> information technologies, *The Real Cyber War* focuses on political,
> economic, and geopolitical factors driving internet freedom policies, in
> particular the U.S. State Department's emerging doctrine in support of a
> universal freedom to connect. They argue that efforts to create a universal
> internet built upon Western legal, political, and social preferences is
> driven by economic and geopolitical motivations rather than the
> humanitarian and democratic ideals that typically accompany related policy
> discourse. In fact, the freedom-to-connect movement is intertwined with
> broader efforts to structure global society in ways that favor American and
> Western cultures, economies, and governments….
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