Internet Governance

The Russian Sovereign Internet and Number Resources

Alexander Isavnin

• 31 Mar 2022

• 10 min read

Russian Internet regulation has a relatively long history, with most changes having taken place in the last 10 years. In 2018, the so-called "Sovereign Internet" regulation was proposed. But only in 2021 did it really start to touch on Internet name and number resources. This article is about what …

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How Is Russia Connected To The Wider Internet?

Emile Aben

• 22 Mar 2022

• 11 min read

Speculation about Russia disconnecting or being disconnected from the wider Internet abounds. In this article, we look at the connectivity of the Russian Internet to the wider Internet and how this evolved around the Russian invasion into Ukraine and sanctions related around that.

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A More Robust Approach to Sanctions

Chris Buckridge

• 22 Mar 2022

• 6 min read

Recent events in Ukraine have spotlighted some fundamental questions about Internet governance and the use of state-imposed sanctions. This post frames the discussion in reference to one of the Internet's most enduring maxims.

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EU Sanctions and Our Russian Membership

Athina Fragkouli

• 18 Mar 2022

• 4 min read

After the recent adoption of EU sanctions against Russia, we’ve seen some confusion about our compliance. This article will briefly cover some of these issues and explain why the RIPE NCC is fully compliant with the latest EU sanctions.

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Sanctions, Global Internet Connectivity and Content Delivery Networks

Farzaneh Badiei

• 16 Mar 2022

• 7 min read

Sanctions that affect Internet traffic have been under-discussed for a long time. As a result, it's as yet unclear to what extent sanctions might affect Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and traffic destined for or coming from Russia. In order to help shed some light on the issue, this article takes…

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eIDAS 2.0 - A Risk to the Global Website Security Ecosystem

Owen Bennett

• 15 Mar 2022

• 5 min read

Upcoming EU legislation could undermine years of progress in cybersecurity, and weaken our first line of defence against cybercrime and malicious network interference.

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Green Tech 2021 Compilation

Vesna Manojlovic

• 10 Mar 2022

• 5 min read

Looking back at 2021, we can see a lot of much-welcome focus on Environmental Sustainability in RIPE-adjacent communities. Here we cover a select set of relevant publications along with recommendations on how to bring these topics closer to the RIPE community in 2022.

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The Resilience of the Internet in Ukraine

Emile Aben

• 10 Mar 2022

• 11 min read

We look at the structure of the Internet in Ukraine and how it may be helping the country stay connected.

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Internet Network Shutdowns in Russia

Stéphane Bortzmeyer

• 9 Mar 2022

• 8 min read

There have been several calls for Russian Internet networks to be shut down in one way or another and announcements that Russia is going to make such cuts. In this article, Stéphane Bortzmeyer explores the issue from a technical point of view.

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The Ukrainian Internet

Emile Aben

• 28 Feb 2022

• 5 min read

We are looking closely at what RIPE Atlas and RIPE RIS have to tell us about the state of the Ukrainian Internet. Initial observations indicate that Internet infrastructure in the country is continuing to function as the conflict unfolds.

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