| ID | 151345 |
| Title Proper | Internet whole and free |
| Other Title Information | why Washington was right to give up control |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Raustiala, Kal |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Who should control the Internet? That was the question the Obama administration sought to answer last fall, when the U.S. Department of Commerce ended [1] its long-standing contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN [2] is the nonprofit that performs the small but significant function of governing the Internet’s system of website and domain names—managing its address book, so to speak. The Internet began as a project of the U.S. Department of Defense in the 1960s, and since its creation in the late 1990s, ICANN had remained under U.S. supervision. By bringing the contract to a close, President Barack Obama freed ICANN to act autonomously. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 96, No.2; Mar-Apr 2017: p.140-149 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 96 No 2 |
| Key Words | Culture ; Economics ; Internet ; Global Politics ; Washington ; ICANN ; Whole and Free ; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |