Just Peace Dialogue: Cybersecurity and Peace
Thirty years ago, pioneers of the internet expected that this new technology would be a force for freedom, democracy, justice and peace. Yet today digital communications often involve human rights abuses, criminal activity, disinformation, gender-based violence, and cyber warfare. How can we turn these tides and make online spaces serve a just peace? This Dialogue brough together experts from academia, internet governance, and quantum computing to discuss why cybersecurity is key to the discussion of peace.
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From left to right: Cristina Del-Real, Tatiana Tropina, Alessandra Jabłonowska, Jan Aart Scholte -
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Alessandra Jabłonowska, Girls in Quantum Ambassador
- Alessandra Jabłonowska is a quantum computing researcher and science communicator. She has led national and international initiatives—from co-developing Poland’s quantum curriculum to organizing CERN’s teacher training program and hosting the global “Ask a Quantum Scientist” series.
Cristina Del-Real, Leiden University
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Cristina Del-Real is an Assistant Professor in Cyber Crisis at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University. Previously she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in cybersecurity governance at ISGA. She is part of the NWO-funded project 'Cyber Security by Integrated Design' (C-SIDe).
Tatiana Tropina, Internet Society (ISOC)
- Tatiana Tropina in Senior Advisor for Institutional Relations at ISOC, where she advocates for an open, secure, and trustworthy Internet, focusing on leading international and regional organizations. She has worked in cybersecurity policy for more than 15 years.
Moderator: Jan Aart Scholte, Leiden University
- Jan Aart Scholte is Professor of Global Transformations and Governance Challenges at Leiden University, with a split appointment between the Institute of Political Science and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. Also principal coordinator of the Just Peace Dialogues.