Former cyber diplomat Lewis pushes back on stakeholder concerns over UN cybercrime treaty

James Lewis, a former State Department official and think tank leader, is pushing back on critics of a controversial United Nations cybercrime treaty signed by over 72 members, arguing concerns over digital sovereignty are unsubstantiated due to the treaty’s human rights protections.

“If the US is serious about cybersecurity, it should ratify the treaty. The complaints reflect a deeper dispute between old-style internet governance, which gave equal weight to the views of civil society and companies, and a preference in...