(Coming up) Countdown to Consensus: The Final Substantive OEWG Session on Cybersecurity

A big question looming over the UN’s final session at the OEWG is whether countries will commit to a permanent mechanism—basically a standing forum or body—that would keep the momentum going after the OEWG’s mandate ends. The decisions made here will define how countries—and all of us—navigate the future of cybersecurity governance. Since the OEWG operates by unanimity, even a single country’s resistance—namely Russia—could make progress grind to a halt.