The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
Light lunch will be provided.
Suh-Yong Chung is Associate Professor in the Division of International Studies at Korea University and is an international expert on sustainable development law and policy. His research covers various emerging issues in environment and sustainable development, including climate change both at global and regional levels. His most recent work focuses on internationalization of the Green Growth policy, post-2012 climate change regime formation, and regional environmental institution-building in Northeast Asia.
Co-Sponsored by Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School; Harvard Project on Climate Agreements; and Korea Institute, Harvard University