00896nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001600043653001300059653001600072653001500088653001500103653001600118100001800134245007900152300000900231490000700240520045500247       2021                            d  cSpring 202110aconflict10acooperation10acybercrime10acyberspace10aSovereignty1 aSean Costigan00aSovereign or Global Internet? Russia and China Press for Cybercrime Treaty  a9-130 v203 a<p>Under the guise of combating cybercrime, two radically different visions of cyberspace compete for attention on the international stage: a free-flowing model of cyberspace that democracies have championed is now challenged by a so-called sovereign model. Counter-democratic initiatives to reframe cyberspace in strictly national terms are underway with the likely result of decreased cooperation and increased risks of conflict and cybercrime.</p>