Duncan Hollis on Diplomatic Speech in Cyberspace

In this episode, Duncan Hollis, Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and member of the Organization of American States Inter-American Juridical Committee, discusses his forthcoming article "Beyond Naming and Shaming: Accusations and International Law in Cybersecurity," co-authored with Martha Finnemore, University Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. Hollis begins by stating the limitations of the concept of naming and shaming on international activities in cyberspace, and advocates for the concept of accusations in the international law and international relations literature. He explains the concept of accusations in context to state and non-state cyberactivities, bringing in historical examples from North Korean hacking activities, the non-proliferation effort of American actors on Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities in Operation Olympic Games, and the Chinese hacking of the Office for Personnel Management. He offers explanations for state and non-state use of international law and international norms to incentivize and disincentivize activities in cyberspace. He concludes by providing his insights and recommendations for scholars, states, and non-state actors in the international cyber environment. Hollis is on Twitter at @DuncanHollis.This episode was hosted by Luce Nguyen, a student at Oberlin College and the co-founder of the Oberlin Policy Research Institute, an undergraduate public policy organization based at Oberlin College. Nguyen is on Twitter at @NguyenLuce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.