Practice: Write a Paper on Cybersecurity
Write a complete position paper on cybersecurity governance — a modern topic that tests your ability to handle emerging issues with limited precedent.
Your Assignment
Committee: General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) Topic: Establishing Norms for Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace Country: Estonia
Estonia is one of the world's most digitally advanced nations — and one of the first to experience a major state-level cyberattack. In 2007, a wave of distributed denial-of-service attacks targeted Estonian government, banking, and media websites during a diplomatic dispute with Russia over the relocation of a Soviet-era monument. This event transformed Estonia's approach to cybersecurity and established the country as a global leader in cyber defense and digital governance.
This is a more challenging assignment than the climate change paper because cybersecurity norms are still being developed — there are fewer established frameworks and more fundamental disagreements between states.
