ABSTRACT
On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the UN Security Council is faced with difficult questions about its efficacy, relevance, and legitimacy. The leading powers and the permanent members (P5) of the Security Council – China, France, Russia, the UK and the USA – are drawn into a heavy contest over the world order. Power lines are (to be) drawn in an increasingly digital, interconnected and multi-stakeholder society. So far, despite the language from heads of states, global media houses and from leaders of international organizations, including NATO and the UN, none of the P5 countries has brought cyber to the UNSC. Other countries – for instance, Lithuania and the Netherlands – have considered introducing cybersecurity issues to the Council, but no action has followed. One of the most recent members-elect, Estonia, has pledged to take up the issue.
