Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As global cyberattacks increase in their frequency and severity, states are seeking to understand how they can govern the borderless realm of cyberspace. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, marked by rapid and profound technological change, presents a new frontier in international relations. The proliferation of advanced cyber technologies is reshaping the global order and creating challenges and opportunities for actors around the world.
With the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade listing cyberspace and critical technology as foreign policy priorities in the lead-up to 2030, interns at the AIIA NSW branch will debate how Australia should proceed in this unfamiliar and unpredictable threat environment:
'It is in Australia's best interest to prioritise "offensive" cyber measures over "defensive" measures in the current threat environment.'
As global cyberattacks increase in their frequency and severity, states are seeking to understand how they can govern the borderless realm of cyberspace. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, marked by rapid and profound technological change, presents a new frontier in international relations. The proliferation of advanced cyber technologies is reshaping the global order and creating challenges and opportunities for actors around the world.
With the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade listing cyberspace and critical technology as foreign policy priorities in the lead-up to 2030, interns at the AIIA NSW branch will debate how Australia should proceed in this unfamiliar and unpredictable threat environment:
'It is in Australia's best interest to prioritise "offensive" cyber measures over "defensive" measures in the current threat environment.'
