BRICS set out vision for international information security

Sovereign Data

25 Aug

SUMMARY: This report examines the BRICS group's attempt to create a unified front on global information security and internet governance as a challenge to US dominance. However, it reveals deep ideological divisions within the bloc that undermine this ambition. The article contrasts the "cyber-reactionary" stance of Russia and China, which favor state control over the internet, with Brazil's preference for transnational governance and the more market-based, liberal approach of India and South Africa, concluding that these ingrained differences make a meaningful consensus unlikely.

REFERENCE: This summary was AI generated. Full text originally published as: Tim Stevens, “BRICS set out vision for international information security,” Sovereign Data Vol 1, No 1 (July 2015). ISSN: 2059-075X

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