[ga] A Monroe Doctrine for the Internet

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To whom it may concern and all other interested parties,

"An article in Foreign Affairs suggests that in
 a tersely worded statement the United States has issued a 'Monroe
Doctrine' for the Internet. The Monroe Doctrine was a unilateral
declaration by the U.S. that it would not permit European powers to
establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere." From the article:
"Everyone understands that the Internet is crucial for the functioning
of modern economies, societies, and even governments, and everyone has
an
interest in seeing that it is secure and reliable. But at the same time,
many governments are bothered that such a vital resource exists outside
their control and, even worse, that it is under the thumb of an already
dominant United States. Washington's answer to these concerns -- the
Commerce Department's four terse paragraphs, released at the end of
June, announcing that the United States plans to retain control of the
Internet indefinitely -- was intended as a sort of Monroe Doctrine for 
our times.

It was received abroad with just the anger one would expect, setting 
the stage for further controversy."

See:
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/USDNSprinciples_06302005.htm


http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20051101facomment84602/kenneth-neil-cukier/who-will-control-the-internet.html

Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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