[TechSovereignty] New publication: The Internet’s Inevitable Nationalist Turn (Internet Policy Review)

[Imad Payande]

Dear colleagues,

Pleased to share my latest essay with *Internet Policy Review*:

*“The Internet’s Inevitable Nationalist Turn.”*

https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/internets-inevitable-nationalist-turn
<https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/internets-inevitable-nationalist-turn>

The piece argues that digital sovereignty is not a stable end-state
but a *paradoxical
project*—one that seeks autonomy yet fragments the relational fabric of the
internet.

Among its sharper implications:


   -

   The internet has turned into a *state of exception*: *what was once an
   anomaly is now the operating logic*.
   -

   The *freedom/security duality* is sharper than ever: *in times of cyber
   conflict, the very traits that made the internet flexible and open become
   military vulnerabilities*.
   -

   Iran stands as a *laboratory of digital tragedy*: *sanctions and
   cyberattacks push it toward gray equipment and network isolation, yet that
   very isolation deepens fragility*.

At a moment when many in our field hesitate to write about these painful
dynamics, this essay is a modest attempt to honor the urgency of what is
unfolding.

I would be very glad to hear your thoughts.

Warm regards,
Imad
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Imad Payande <https://www.linkedin.com/in/imadpayande/>
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