On 25 November, Imad Aad, Technical Project Manager at C4DT – EPFL and member of the Geneva Dialogue Core Group, spoke on the challenges facing international cooperation in cybersecurity amid a rapidly evolving global order and intensifying geopolitical turbulence. The discussion took place during the 30th International Humanitarian & Security Conference, dedicated to “The [...]

On 27 November, Anastasiya Kazakova, Cyber Diplomacy Knowledge Fellow at Diplo and Geneva Dialogue Project Coordinator, delivered a presentation on recent developments in the UN cyber negotiations and discussed practical avenues for African security teams to strengthen their engagement in cyber diplomacy. The session took place as part of the FIRST Good Practice Webinar [...]

Cyber stability is increasingly tested by geopolitical fragmentation, rapid technological change, and tightly coupled digital supply chains. Open source software sits at the centre of these dynamics: widely embedded in critical digital infrastructure, globally developed, and governed through models that were not designed for today’s security, policy, and geopolitical pressures. In 2026, the Geneva Dialogue will [...]

Cyber stability faces growing pressure from geopolitical fragmentation, rapid technological change, and interconnected digital supply chains. Emerging technologies — AI, advanced automation, and quantum computing — are accelerating cyber capabilities, reshaping how vulnerabilities are discovered, defences are built, and operations conducted. Some compress decision timelines; others challenge foundational assumptions about encryption and systemic risk. [...]

Time: 08:00-10:30 UTC / 10:00–12:30 CEST On-site registration: RSVP to genevadialogue@diplomacy.edu, and also register for the Geneva Cyber Week, before 30 April 2026 Geneva Cyber Week Cyber stability is under increasing strain — not only from more sophisticated attacks, but from the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into both the tools used to carry them out and [...]

2026 Geneva Dialogue Masterclass #3 Time: 15:00–17:00 CET Cyber risk is becoming harder to define consistently. Geopolitical fragmentation, conflicts that combine kinetic and cyber operations, and fast-moving technological change — especially AI — are all reshaping what we mean by critical infrastructure protection. What counts as critical, who is responsible for protecting it, and [...]