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	<title>&#45; CircleID</title>
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	<description>Postings from  on CircleID</description>
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		<title> Africa's AI Governance Crisis Is Not a Regulatory Gap, It Is a Sovereignty Emergency (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/postsafricas-ai-governance-crisis-is-not-a-regulatory-gap-it-is-a-sovereignty-emergency</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Africa's looming AI rules expose a deeper problem: foreign-controlled infrastructure, weak enforcement capacity and externally governed data flows are eroding digital sovereignty, leaving states unable to regulate, protect citizens or meet global obligations. <a href="https://circleid.com/postsafricas-ai-governance-crisis-is-not-a-regulatory-gap-it-is-a-sovereignty-emergency">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The IRP Docket Speaks Louder Than Theory - A Response to Charles Mok on ICANN and AI Governance (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/poststhe-irp-docket-speaks-louder-than-theory-response-to-charles-mok-on-icann-and-ai-governance</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A critique of ICANN's multi-stakeholder model argues that its accountability record, revealed through more than a dozen IRP disputes, shows structural failures that should caution policymakers seeking institutional blueprints for governing artificial intelligence systems globally. <a href="https://circleid.com/poststhe-irp-docket-speaks-louder-than-theory-response-to-charles-mok-on-icann-and-ai-governance">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> When the Registry Itself Is Contested: The Unseen Geopolitical Risk in the 2026 gTLD Round (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/postswhen-the-registry-itself-is-contested-the-unseen-geopolitical-risk-in-the-2026-gtld-round</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the 2026 gTLD round opens, applicants face an overlooked geopolitical hazard: what happens if the registry or RIR underpinning their domain collapses under sanctions or war, leaving contracts stranded and accountability elusive. <a href="https://circleid.com/postswhen-the-registry-itself-is-contested-the-unseen-geopolitical-risk-in-the-2026-gtld-round">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The 2026 String Similarity Guidelines: Automating the Mistakes of the Past (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts2026-new-gtld-string-similarity-guidelines-automating-the-mistakes-of-the-past</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The draft String Similarity Evaluation Guidelines risk entrenching past failures of Internet governance. With opaque algorithms and no right of appeal, ICANN's credibility hangs on whether transparency and fairness are restored before final adoption. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts2026-new-gtld-string-similarity-guidelines-automating-the-mistakes-of-the-past">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> The Unprepared gTLD Applicant of 2026 (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/poststhe-unprepared-gtld-applicant-of-2026</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The gTLD race is not just about technical readiness. Governance strategy, institutional stamina, and adversarial foresight will define success in ICANN's 2026 round, where geopolitical resistance, not DNS errors, threatens survival. <a href="https://circleid.com/poststhe-unprepared-gtld-applicant-of-2026">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Eight-Year Legal Battle Recap: DCA Blocked From Being Heard on Its Merit (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20211210-eight-year-legal-battle-recap</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while, nearly eight years since we have been in touch. I thought I would post an update to the DCA vs ICANN case, to the interested party of the global internet, towards the eight-year legal battle DCA had with ICANN. I believe there would be useful lessons learned that would shed some light on ICANN's activities in the Internet community. For those not aware, the DCA vs. ICANN case involved many twists and turns, spanning nearly a decade of DCA's efforts to hold ICANN accountable for the harm it caused to DCA over the delegation rights of the .Africa new gTLD Registry. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20211210-eight-year-legal-battle-recap">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Why African Telecom Union (ATU) Proposal Should be Rejected (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20161108_why_african_telecom_union_proposal_should_be_rejected</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My attention was drawn to the recent African Telecom Union (ATU)'s proposal for the modification and expansion of Resolution 47... As an affected party to the proposal, I feel obliged to make a comment: Recalling my last article to The Hill titled "ICANN is already under the influence of Foreign Governments", I drew an example of how ICANN allowed the African Union Commission, an Intergovernmental body to heavily interfere in the .Africa application so as to delegate it to itself, which led me to take ICANN to Court. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20161108_why_african_telecom_union_proposal_should_be_rejected">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> DotConnectAfrica Trust Response to John Jeffrey's ICANN Legal Blog Posting (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150814_dotconnectafrica_trust_response_to_john_jeffreys_icann_legal_blog</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The attention of DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust) has been drawn to a recent blog posting by John Jeffrey, the ICANN General Counsel and Company Secretary, who wrote to clarify what he termed as "misinformation and erroneous reporting that have framed parts of the discussion" regarding the recent DCA vs. ICANN IRP Final Declaration. As we can't see a way of making comments on his blog, DCA Trust as a directly affected party, will respond to the issues Mr. Jeffrey has advanced... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150814_dotconnectafrica_trust_response_to_john_jeffreys_icann_legal_blog">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Out of .Africa - Process Failures Don't Change the Facts (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150728_out_of_africa_process_failures_dont_change_the_facts</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted here on behalf of DotConnectAfrica Trust as rejoinder and reply to Andrew Mark's recent article... In his article, Mr. Mark tried to re-frame the ongoing discussions and commentary about DCA Trust's recent IRP victory against ICANN as one about "requisite support for geographic string" to assist him reach the biased conclusion that ZACR's bid has the required support to run .Africa whilst DCA Trust's bid does not. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150728_out_of_africa_process_failures_dont_change_the_facts">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Fadi's Resignation, Sepp Blatter's Resignation - Others Should Consider Resigning as Well... (Featured Blog)</title>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts20150608_a_review_of_fadi_chehades_incomplete_legacy_at_icann</guid>
		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150608_a_review_of_fadi_chehades_incomplete_legacy_at_icann</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fadi Chehade, the incumbent President and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), on 21 May 2015 announced his intention to leave ICANN by March 2016. No actual reasons were given for his summary and unexpected decision to stop being the head of an organization that he has led since 2012 -- against the background that Fadi Chehade had recently received an ICANN Board-approved contract extension up till 30 June 2017; together with a slate that has a long list of things to do with many uncompleted assignments. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150608_a_review_of_fadi_chehades_incomplete_legacy_at_icann">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> "No Legal Basis for IANA Transition": A Post-Mortem Analysis of Senate Committee Hearing (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150309_no_legal_basis_for_iana_transition_post_mortem_senate_hearing</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent hearing conducted by the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science &amp; Transportation on 'Preserving the Multi-stakeholder Model of Internet Governance' again showed that the Republican-controlled US Congress needs to act decisively to protect the status quo. The Senator Thune-led Committee convened the hearing on 25th February to look into the 'IANA Transition' and assess the level of preparedness of the non-governmental agencies that are handling the Internet Technical Management functions... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150309_no_legal_basis_for_iana_transition_post_mortem_senate_hearing">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> ICANN Should Not Ululate Over "Booking.com" IRP Outcome: Decision Exposes Failure of Accountability (Featured Blog)</title>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts20150307_icann_should_not_ululate_over_bookingcom_irp_outcome_decision</guid>
		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150307_icann_should_not_ululate_over_bookingcom_irp_outcome_decision</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRP Panel that was tasked with deciding the Booking.com vs. ICANN IRP that was filed regarding the application for the .hotels new gTLD name has made a decision that seems favorable to ICANN as the Defendant. However, this is not a victory for ICANN but an indictment of the ICANN procedures and accountability systems which are widely viewed as detrimental to new gTLD applicants. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150307_icann_should_not_ululate_over_bookingcom_irp_outcome_decision">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> ICANN Africa Strategy - A View from the Inside (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150216_icann_africa_strategy_a_view_from_the_inside</link>
		<description><![CDATA["Africa is rising" is a phrase we are accustomed to hearing nowadays. We Africans also seem desperate to make that positive narrative about Africa. From the vantage point of the digital Africa that I seat, it is most promising, but only if we can face some of our own self afflicted stagnation. Having been in the African Domain scene for nearly a decade now, I am always challenged to view our situation with a pinch of salt, a fact that doesn't attract many friends. But I am willing to go at it and point out the shortcomings. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150216_icann_africa_strategy_a_view_from_the_inside">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Wikileaks 2012, NSA 2013, NTIA Mishaps & Global Cyber Crime 2014: U.S. Exceptionalism over IG 2015? (Featured Blog)</title>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts20150115wikileaks_2012_nsa_2013_ntia_mishaps_global_cyber_crime_2014</guid>
		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150115wikileaks_2012_nsa_2013_ntia_mishaps_global_cyber_crime_2014</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The internet has become almost part of our daily involvement and reality is that it affects every facet of our modern lives. We are increasingly becoming dependent on the Internet, for which reason its availability, functionality, safety, stability and security are now of great and continuing concern to all of us and most importantly to US Congress, who so far has maintained stewardship over these key functions. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150115wikileaks_2012_nsa_2013_ntia_mishaps_global_cyber_crime_2014">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Congress Will Oversight ICANN: And You Can Take That to the Bank (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150105_congress_will_oversight_icann_and_you_can_take_that_to_the_bank</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) plays a very important role in the global Internet ecosystem, its activities are not frequently mentioned in the mainstream international media; that is, until ICANN's name is mentioned alongside that of the US Congress in a US$1.1 trillion Omnibus spending bill. Since the bill was passed by the House of Representatives, the issue of ICANN has assumed a certain topicality and has attracted commentary from many pundits. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150105_congress_will_oversight_icann_and_you_can_take_that_to_the_bank">More...</a>]]></description>
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