“Outline
Cyber-space is an evolving environment which is increasingly used across all fields of human activity. It is an environment which is vulnerable to the use of cyber-attacks that can have devastating impacts. It is also an environment which is used by militaries in war fighting and defence. And it is an environment that is used in diplomacy and peacebuilding.
This webinar event focussed primarily on the topic of disarmament, warfare and peace in cyberspace. Speakers will examine the nature of warfare in cyber-space, the use of cyber-platforms for military actions, existing mechanisms and law to control cyber-warfare and examples of good policies and parliamentary action to address this issue.
The webinar also included the launch of the French edition of Assuring our Common Future.”
Speakers
Moderator:
Mr Marc Finaud. Head of Arms Proliferation, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Launch of French edition of the Handbook:
Ms Anda Filip, Director for Member Parliaments and External Relations at the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Speakers:
Mr Saber Chowdhury MP. Honorary President of the InterParliamentary Union. Co-President of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.
Mr Tilman Rodenhauser, Legal Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross.
Ms Anne-Marie Buzatu. Chief Operations Officer, ICT4Peace Foundation.
Mr Arthur Duforest, Research Assistant, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
Recording of the panel discussion can be found here
Event cosponsors
Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, World Future Council.
Background resources
- Assuring our Common Future: a parliamentary handbook on disarmament for security and sustainable development. Chapter 3: Disarmament for future generations and Info Box 5: Principles regarding cyber-attacks and cyber-diplomacy;
- Securing our Common Future: A Disarmament Agenda, released by the UN Secretary-General, May 2018. See Chapter 4: Disarmament for future generations.
- Cyber-warfare: A serious threat to Peace and Global Security, Resolution adopted at the 132nd IPU Assembly, 2015;
- Tallinn Manual on the international law applicable to cyber warfare, Edition 2.0, 2013
- ICT4Peace Call to Governments – Critical Infrastructure and offensive Cyber Operations