PUBLICATIONS
Valentin Weber, Emma Laumann and Maria Pericàs Riera. "Mapping the World’s Critical Infrastructure Sectors." German Council on Foreign Relations. November 2023. link
"Why Great Powers Launch Destructive Cyber Operations and What to Do About It." German Council on Foreign Relations. 14 November 2023. link
Joss Wright, Valentin Weber, and Greg Walton. "Identifying potential emerging human rights implications in Chinese smart cities via machine-learning aided patent analysis." Internet Policy Review. 28 July 2023. link
"Cyberprotection for Critical Infrastructure Resilience: The Case of Taiwan." Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). June 2023. link
Heiko Borchert, Tim Rühlig, and Valentin Weber. "Toxische Türöffner: Smart Ports als geoökonomisches Handlungsfeld." Zeitschrift für Strategische Analysen SIRIUS. 7 June 2023. link
"China’s Smart Cities and the Future of Geopolitics." Strategic Update. LSE IDEAS. May 2023. link
Greg Walton and Valentin Weber. "AI for Urban Public Security: Threats to European Security and Values." Digital Power China. January 2023. link
"The Benefits and Risks of Extending Weapons Deliveries to the Cyber Domain." Lawfare. Brookings Institution. 2 December 2022. link
"A Reliable Global Cyber Power - Cyberspace and Germany’s National Security Strategy." German Council on Foreign Relations. 8 November 2022. link
"Cybersecurity and the Protection of Critical Infrastructure: What is at Stake?" Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). 5 October 2022. link
"Using Information to Influence the Russian War in Ukraine." German Council on Foreign Relations. 3 May 2022. link
"What if Smart Cities Encouraged Stupid Risks?" German Council on Foreign Relations. 13 April 2022. link
"Rethinking European Cyber Defense Policy." German Council on Foreign Relations. 1 April 2022. link
"How to Strengthen the Program of Action for Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace." Just Security. New York University. 15 February 2022. link
Valentin Weber and Vasilis Ververis. "China's Surveillance State: A Global Project." Report. Top10VPN. August 2021. link
"China's Quest for Foreign Technology: Beyond Espionage." Book Review. Journal of Cyber Policy. Chatham House. April 2021. link
"How China's Control of Information is a Cyber Weakness." Lawfare. Brookings Institution. 12 November 2020. link
"Der moderne Überwachungsstaat." In WAS (Bd. 113) – Angst. Leykam Verlag. August 2020. link
"Making Sense of Technological Spheres of Influence." Strategic Update. LSE IDEAS. April 2020. link
"Understanding the Global Ramifications of China's Information Controls Model." in Artificial Intelligence, China, Russia, and the Global Order: Technological, Political, Global, and Creative Perspectives. Air University Press. October 2019. link
"The Worldwide Web of Chinese and Russian Information Controls." Working Paper. Centre for Technology and Global Affairs. Oxford University. September 2019. link
"The Worldwide Web of Chinese and Russian Information Controls." Report. Open Technology Fund. September 2019. link
"中国和俄罗斯信息 控制的全球网." Report. Open Technology Fund. September 2019. link
"Всемирная паутина российского и китайского контроля за информацией." Report. Open Technology Fund. . September 2019. link
Vasilis Ververis, Marios Isaakidis, Valentin Weber, and Benjamin Fabian. "Shedding Light on Mobile App Store Censorship. In Proceedings of the 27th Conference on User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization Adjunct. June 2019. Larnaca, Cyprus. ACM, New York, NY. link link
"Understanding the Global Ramifications of China's Information Controls Model." In AI, China, Russia, and the Global Order: Technological, Political, Global, and Creative Perspectives. White Paper for the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. January 2019. link
"Linking Cyber Strategy with Grand Strategy: The Case of the United States." Journal of Cyber Policy. Chatham House. 2018. link
"States and Their Proxies in Cyber Operations," A review of Tim Maurer's "Cyber Mercenaries." Lawfare. Brookings Institution. 15 May 2018. link
Christian Lequesne and Valentin Weber. "L'influence du service européen pour l'action extérieure sur les ministères des affaires étrangères : une comparaison France-Autriche." Revue française d'administration publique. (158/2) pp. 505-515. 2016. link
CONFERENCE PAPERS
"The International Diffusion of Cyber Norms and Power: An Analysis of Information Controls." Paper presentation at Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace: Novel Horizons Conference. 5-7 November 2018. The Hague.
"Examining US Grand Strategy in Cyberspace." Paper presentation at the ISSS-ISAC Annual Conference. 13-14 October 2017. Washington, D.C.
EXPERT COMMENTARY
"Ein Quantum Risiko." Internationale Politik. 26 February 2024. link
"How German (Cyber)diplomacy Can Strengthen Norms in a World of Rule-Breakers." German Council on Foreign Relations. 26 September 2023. link
Alena Epifanova and Valentin Weber. "Spionieren, kontrollieren, desinformieren." Internationale Politik. 26 June 2023. link
Valentin Weber and Joss Wright. "(Quantum) Encryption: Europeans Need to Come Down in Favor." German Council on Foreign Relations. 20 June 2023. link
"Was Chinas Smart Cities so gefährlich macht." Die Welt. 7 June 2023. link
"The Dangers of a New Russian Proposal for a UN Convention on International Information Security." Net Politics - Council on Foreign Relations. 21 March 2023. link
"Taiwan’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities and Ramifications for a Taiwan-China Conflict." Net Politics - Council on Foreign Relations. 7 December 2022. link
"Financial Incentives May Explain the Perceived Lack of Ransomware in Russia’s Latest Assault on Ukraine." Net Politics - Council on Foreign Relations. 26 July 2022. link
Valentin Weber and David Hagebölling. "G7-Präsidentschaft: Warum sich Deutschland für starke Verschlüsselung einsetzen muss." Tagesspiegel. 11 February 2022. link
"The Need for a Swift Response to Cyber-Attacks on Ukraine." Internationale Politik Quarterly. January 2022. link
"Attribution von Cyberangriffen." German Council on Foreign Relations. Dezember 2021. link
"The Illusion of 'Responsible' Cyber Offense." German Council on Foreign Relations. October 2021. link
"The Sinicization of Russia’s Cyber Sovereignty Model." Net Politics - Council on Foreign Relations. 1 April 2020. link
"Studying Information Control Diffusion: An Agenda for Further Research." Open Technology Fund. February 2020. link
Valentin Weber and Vasilis Ververis. "Measuring Censorship on Mobile App Stores." OxPol. September 2019. link
"Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank Report." NSI. September 2019. link link
"Finding a European Response to Huawei's 5G Ambitions." Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. March 2019. link
"A Bold Proposal for Fighting Censorship: Increase the Collateral Damage." Net Politics - Council on Foreign Relations. 31 January 2019. link
"The Rise of China's Security-Industrial Complex." Net Politics - Council on Foreign Relations. 17 July 2018. link
"Why China's Internet Censorship Model Will Prevail Over Russia's." Net Politics - Council on Foreign Relations. 12 December 2017. link