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.”
Join the India and South Asia Project for a panel which will explore the evolution of U.S. policy in Afghanistan. The speakers include:
- Daniel Feldman, former US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Marc Grossman, former US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Richard G. Olson, former US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan
The discussion will be moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations