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RIR Watchdog

RIR Watchdog governance intelligence tracks institutions, policy processes, standards activity, registry operations, accountability disputes, and implementation signals that affect internet infrastructure. BTW.

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Registry Nodes5 Active Regions

Single-stack monitoring for RIR governance continuity.

Primary DomainGovernance

Institution legitimacy and policy execution quality.

Core TopicsElections / ICP-2 / Transfer Policy

Decision-critical policy and control changes.

Output ModeIntelligence Briefing

Primary-source reporting plus structural interpretation.

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What is the RIPE NCC?

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What is the RIPE NCC?

The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre manages internet number resources in its service region.

Jan 8, 2024
What is AFRINIC? The role and challenges of the African Regional Internet Registry

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What is AFRINIC? The role and challenges of the African Regional Internet Registry

The current state of affairs at AFRINIC with its receivership setback and challenges that highlight restructuring needs.

Jan 6, 2024
Orange Spain RIPE NCC account is hacked, questions asked of account security

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Orange Spain RIPE NCC account is hacked, questions asked of account security

After a hacker gains access to a major telecom’s RIPE account, pressure is on for RIPE to address and improve security.

Jan 4, 2024
What is APNIC? Inside the backbone of Asia’s internet

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What is APNIC? Inside the backbone of Asia’s internet

The APNIC regional internet registry acts as registration database for the APAC region. As IPv4 nears exhaustion, it is now embracing IPv6.

Jan 4, 2024
ICANN’s Africa DNS report barely mentions the AFRINIC problem

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ICANN’s Africa DNS report barely mentions the AFRINIC problem

ICANN has invited comments on its 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry Study, but the report appears to gloss over a significant event.

Dec 28, 2023
Editorial image for Anita Nikolich, ARIN: Cyber security is based on diverse teams.

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Anita Nikolich, ARIN: Cyber security is based on diverse teams

Anita Nikolich from ARIN, the Advisory Council, in an exclusive interview with BTW- Having good, strong security in any type of network requires a diverse team. Anita says that because she works in cyber security, she pays more attention to security and privacy. But in terms of…

Dec 19, 2023
AFRINIC elections to be held within six months

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AFRINIC elections to be held within six months

The September 2023 Mauritius receiver order made AFRINIC's board-election restoration a court-supervised governance event.

Sep 19, 2023
APNIC’s 30-Year Journey: The State of the Internet in Asia Pacific

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APNIC’s 30-Year Journey: The State of the Internet in Asia Pacific

APNIC’s 30-Year Journey: The State of the Internet in Asia Pacific company intelligence explains what the organisation operates, where it is exposed, and how its services, customers, partnerships, ownership signals, public evidence, and market role connect to internet…

Sep 18, 2023

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Registry Sessions

ARIN

North America governance, transfer-market behavior, and member process monitoring.

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RIPE NCC

Accountability, member visibility, and implementation signals across the RIPE NCC region.

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APNIC

Allocation pressure, policy adaptation, and Asia Pacific institutional execution.

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AFRINIC

Election process, legal continuity, and board legitimacy under institutional stress.

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LACNIC

Institutional adaptation and ICP-2 governance trajectory in Latin America.

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