Why America and Israel must write the rules of the cyber order- opinion

Dr. Emir Kremic argues that the United States and Israel must jointly lead in writing the rules of the emerging cyber order, drawing on Henry Kissinger's framework of power and legitimacy. He cites the US-Israeli partnership during the 2025 war with Iran and Google's acquisition of Wiz as evidence of effective cooperation, and proposes three steps for a wider democratic architecture.

Dr. Emir Kremic argues that the United States and Israel must jointly lead in writing the rules of the emerging cyber order. Drawing on Henry Kissinger's framework of power and legitimacy, he contends that democracies with both capability and credibility are best positioned to govern the digital infrastructure that underpins modern civilization. The article cites the US-Israeli partnership during the 2025 war with Iran, Google's $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cloud-security company Wiz, and Germany's purchase of Israel's Arrow 3 missile defense system as evidence of effective cooperation. Kremic proposes three concrete steps: joint defense of critical infrastructure, trusted supply chains for hardware and software, and standards for meaningful human oversight of military AI. He warns that without democratic leadership, China, Russia, and Iran will write rules that make dependency a tool of coercion. The framing relies on Kissinger's authority and the urgency of the moment, but does not address existing international cyber governance efforts or potential objections from other democratic allies.