Questão nº 121
Questão de Língua Inglesa · CEBRASPE IRBR 2026 (nº 121)
Cyber issues have become increasingly central in international affairs and the breadth of issues discussed under this rubric has grown, including questions of peace and conflict, the fight against cybercrime and controversies around internet governance. In this context, three issue characteristics have affected the practice of cyber diplomacy.
First, cybersecurity retains a strong technical undercurrent that not only poses a challenge to conventional diplomatic skills but also introduces a distinct temporal quality. Reflecting broader trends in digital connectivity, cybersecurity evolves at the speed of technology, contributing to the transient nature of diplomatic practices, the limits of which are "constantly being renegotiated". These conceptual ambiguities have imbued cyber governance with a distinct political dynamic, offering ample opportunity for varied policy solutions to find "rhetorical shelter".
Second, perceptions of the stakes involved are equally evolving, with initial concerns about cyber war and cyberterrorism being supplemented with a focus on attacks below the level of armed attack. Relatedly, dichotomies across cybercrime and international security are blurring as cybercriminals are enlisted in state-sponsored campaigns.
Third, cyber issues exhibit a cross-cutting nature that breaches institutional and epistemic boundaries, calling into action a swath of actors across the public-private divide and requiring coordination across knowledge domains, including technical, legal and policy knowledge.
Based on the ideas presented in the preceding text, as well as on its linguistic aspects, judge the following items.
When the text points out that dichotomies across cybercrime and international security are blurring (last sentence of the third paragraph) and that institutional and epistemic boundaries are being breached (fourth paragraph), it indicates that previously distinct concepts and domains are becoming less clearly separated and increasingly overlap.
Resposta comentada
Blurring (borrar fronteiras) e breaching boundaries (romper limites) significam a mesma coisa no texto: aquilo que antes era tratado como separado — crime cibernético de um lado, segurança internacional do outro; instituições e áreas de conhecimento em caixinhas distintas — agora se mistura e se sobrepõe. Quando a banca diz "less clearly separated and increasingly overlap", ela está apenas traduzindo essas duas expressões com sinônimos.
- Correta: Certo. "Blurring dichotomies" = dicotomias (pares opostos) ficando nebulosas; "breaching boundaries" = fronteiras sendo atravessadas. Nos dois casos, o resultado é sobreposição, exatamente o que o item afirma.
Fica de olho: a banca costuma trocar o sentido para "the text states that these concepts are being kept strictly apart" ou "that the boundaries remain unchanged" — aí seria Errado, porque o texto diz o oposto (as fronteiras estão se dissolvendo, não se mantendo). Outra pegadinha comum é afirmar que o texto defende essa mistura como algo positivo/negativo — o texto só descreve o fenômeno, não emite juízo de valor.
Fonte: CEBRASPE IRBR 2026 Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário). Reproduzida para fins de estudo.