
Internet Infrastructure: Where foreign affairs and the climate crisis intersect
As international relations depend on internet cables, the vulnerability of cable systems to climate change is a growing concern, writes Nicole Starosielski.
Associate professor, New York University
Nicole Starosielski is associate professor in the department of media, culture, and communication at New York University. She is author The Undersea Network (2015), a book that charts the development of the cable systems that carry almost all transoceanic internet traffic.
As international relations depend on internet cables, the vulnerability of cable systems to climate change is a growing concern, writes Nicole Starosielski.