Could one country shut down another country's internet?

Cables, routing and chokepoints — the honest answer is 'partly'.

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How international connectivity physically works
What has actually happened in documented outages
Why domestic shutdowns are far more common than foreign ones

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Documented history, ongoing secrecy, and the space between.

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