Assessments

While the West supports a more open Internet, Moscow and Beijing are promoting Internet policies that give governments more authority over network and data access.

The status quo of the Internet, and particularly the prominence of U.S. and other Western stakeholders, is an obstacle to Russia and China's desired change in Internet governance, but the countries' common network security policies will be able to hold some sway over future global Internet policies.

Russia and China Want More Control Over the Internet

<ul><li>Russia and China will maintain a unified front to challenge the West&#39;s conception of the Internet.</li><li>Efforts to fundamentally alter Internet governance are likely to fail, but Moscow and Beijing will be able to extend government control on their respective domestic Internet realms.</li><li>Economic conditions will force Moscow and Beijing to maintain aggressive domestic network security policies.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Forecast Bullets

China

Russia

Politics

Cyber

Russia's Internal Struggle

China in Transition

The status quo of the Internet, and particularly the prominence of U.S. and other Western stakeholders, is an obstacle to Russia and China's desired change in Internet governance, but the countries' common network security policies  will be able to hold some sway over future global Internet policies.

ASSESSMENTS

Russia and China Want More Control Over the Internet

Forecast Bullets

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