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Roundtable: Closing the accountability gap

In the debate about responsible state behaviour, the question of accountability – that of states, private actors and individuals – has become the key to understanding responsibilities of individual stakeholders in the cyber ecosystem. While most of the conversation to date has focused on the issue of attribution as a silver bullet for more accountability, this session will aim to answer: How do we establish accountability for irresponsible and/or malicious behaviour in cyberspace?

15 July 2020Online Webinar

The 'Closing the Gap' conference is organised by the EU Cyber Direct project together with 12 other institutions from around the world and in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. The aim of the conference is to contribute to closing various gaps that underpin the debates about cyber-related issues: between scholars and practitioners, different generations of scholars (emerging talents and established researchers), disciplines (law, political science, international relations, economics, IT, media studies), sectors (government, private sector, academia, NGOs) and regions (Global South-North).

- M. Finnemore and D. Holis, Beyond Naming and Shaming: Accusations and International Law in Cybersecurity (forthcoming in European Journal of International Law)

- D. Broeders, E. De Busser, P. Pawlak, Three Tales of Attribution in Cyberspace: Criminal Law, International Law and Policy Debates, April 2020

eu, cyber, issues, closing the gap

  • Dennis Broeders

    Senior Fellow Cyber Norms Program, The Hague Program for Cyber Norms

  • Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar

    Head of Cyber Policy Coordination, External Action Service, Ambassador at Large for Cyber Diplomacy, Director for Cyber Diplomacy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Estonia

  • Kerry-Ann Barrett

    Cyber Security Policy Specialist, Cyber Security Program, Organization of American States

  • Arjun Jayakumar

    Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

  • Wiktor Staniecki

    Head of Cyber Sector, European External Action Service

  • Q&A

About the Organiser

About the Organiser

EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations is an independent think-tank based in Brussels. Its interdisciplinary research is conducted in a spirit of total academic freedom. Drawing on the expertise of its own research fellows, as well as that of external specialists, both Belgian and foreign, it provides analysis and policy options that are meant to be as operational as possible.

About EU Cyber Direct

The EU Cyber Direct project supports EU cyber diplomacy efforts and consequently contributes to the development of a secure, stable and rules-based international order in cyberspace through extensive dialogues with strategic partner countries and regional/international organisations. EU Cyber Direct is funded by the European Commission under the Partnership Instrument, International Digital Cooperation project: Trust and Security in Cyberspace.

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