The international political economy of submarine internet cables: analyzing changes in US cable policies
Robbiano, Lorenzo (A.A. 2022/2023) The international political economy of submarine internet cables: analyzing changes in US cable policies. Tesi di Laurea in International economics, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Marco Simoni, pp. 151. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
General theories of infrastructure. What is infrastructure? The economic impact of infrastructure. Infrastructure networks and the centrality of standards. The state’s involvement in infrastructure management. Infrastructures and state power. Global infrastructure networks. Understanding submarine internet cables. The internet as a global infrastructure. The internet’s logical infrastructure. Submarine cables, the internet’s backbone. The economic geography of the submarine cable network. The submarine cable industry. The US and China within the submarine network. The shift in US cable policies. Government screenings of submarine cable landing licenses. The diplomatic offensive against HMN. Other cable-adjacent measures. Subverted expectations. Explaining the shift: a security perspective. US cable policies under the lens of (infra)structural power: the struggle for the internet.
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Bibliografia: pp. 131-150.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | International economics |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Simoni, Marco |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Magnani, Marco |
| Academic Year: | 2022/2023 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2024 16:21 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2024 16:21 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/39477 |
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