Digital Statecraft: Power, Influence and Action in Digital Environments

Digital statecraft sits one level above digital diplomacy. It concerns the exercise of national power through, within, and over digital environments. It includes diplomacy but extends into technology policy, standards-setting, sanctions, infrastructure decisions, and the geopolitical contest over the systems that mediate modern life. This knowledge area examines how states translate digital capability into strategic outcomes and how digital environments are themselves shaped by state action. Content will address technology diplomacy, digital sanctions, cable and platform geopolitics, the multilateral governance of digital commons, and the strategic posture of states operating in contested digital domains. This knowledge area serves diplomats, policy strategists, and analysts working at the intersection of technology and international power.