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Europe's Export of Cybersurveillance Technology: Impacts on Myanmar's Civil Society
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Abstract This contribution aimed to examine the critical issues related to the export of cybersurveillance technologies by some European Union companies to Myanmar, a country with a history of instability and geopolitical tensions that have been exacerbated since the military coup of 2021. Non-governmental o... view more
This contribution aimed to examine the critical issues related to the export of cybersurveillance technologies by some European Union companies to Myanmar, a country with a history of instability and geopolitical tensions that have been exacerbated since the military coup of 2021. Non-governmental organizations operating in the country, in addition to humanitarian and development assistance, play a crucial role in the evolution of civil society, and, also thanks to some of them, it has been possible to find out some irregularities in the export of dual-use goods that may cause social impacts and infringe on the freedoms of Burmese civil society. Through a qualitative analysis of the literature, the main EU regulations, and related NGOs documents, the research uncovered some regulatory loopholes that allowed such exports while examining the practices of some European companies in Burma. The work carried out confirmed the need for stricter regulation: in this sense, the European Commission's recent Delegated Regulation 2023/66 aims to ensure more effective control over this type of export by preventing the misuse of surveillance technology and promoting greater accountability of companies operating in authoritarian contexts.... view less
Keywords
non-governmental organization; Myanmar; civil society; social effects; surveillance; export; technology; EU
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
dual-use goods; NGOs; mass surveillance; social impacts
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 79-88
Journal
Perspective Politice, 17 (2024)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25019/perspol/24.17.0.8
ISSN
2065-8907
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0