Dr. Russell Buchan is a professor of international law at the University of Reading School of Law. He was a 2022–2023 British Academy Innovation Fellow at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He writes here in a personal capacity. Follow him on X,@russellbuchan.
Mexico’s cyber policy has suffered from a lack of political prioritization during the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Without greater interest from his successor, there are few prospects for reform and progress in Mexico’s response to cyber threats.
South Africa has adopted a national cybersecurity strategy and established a military Cyber Command. But for years, other issues have been ranked above cybersecurity, such as corruption, poverty, and racial injustice.
The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has proposed an ambitious agenda to reform domestic cyber governance, but it is unlikely to depart significantly from Brazil’s established positions on global cyber diplomacy.