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.”
This seminar examines the variation in state response to secessionism and explains why some secessionist movements are treated with concessions, negotiations, and low levels of violence, while others are dealt with using large-scale violence and repression. Cases: Pakistan's civil war in 1971 versus Pakistan's treatment of Balochi separatists in the mid-1970s.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.