Re: [cooperation-wg] Why Russia is Building Its Own Internet

Gordon Lennox wrote on 26/01/2018 14:16:

“The answer to your question is yes,” says David Conrad, chief technology officer for ICANN. The Internet’s protocols are openly available and, because it’s a network of interconnected networks, it’s entirely possible to recreate a different network of interconnected networks, he says.

I think "entirely" is a bit strong. It is technically possible. Like it is technically possible to have fully IPv6-based Internet, secure DNS and routing. The challenge goes beyond technical possibility. Unless one creates an "enterprise" network in a country. But that brings other challenges. Andrei