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.”
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Security ResearchRSS
Even if formal cybersecurity treaties are unworkable, it may still be possible to set limits on certain types of civilian targets, and to negotiate rough rules of the road. Whether U.S. President Joe Biden succeeded in launching such a process at his meeting last month with Russian President Vladimir Putin may become clear soon.
Security Experts
John S. Park
Director, Korea Project; Faculty Affiliate, Project on Managing the Atom
Erica Chenoweth
Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, Harvard Kennedy School; Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Member of the Board, Belfer Center
Dara Kay Cohen
Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty, International Security Program; Member of the Board, Belfer Center
Diplomacy
Diplomacy ResearchRSS
Panelists discuss U.S.-Europe relations under the Biden administration, including areas where the United States and Europe can partner to address common interests like climate change, cybersecurity, and trade; what the dynamics of potential leadership changes in European countries like Germany and France could mean for U.S.-Europe cooperation; and how the rise of populism in both the United States and Europe affects the relationship.
Diplomacy Experts
Nicholas Burns
Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School; Member of the Board, Belfer Center ; Faculty Chair, Future of Diplomacy Project; Faculty Chair, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship; Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative; Director, American Secretaries of State Project
Farah Pandith
Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project
Federica Mogherini
Fisher Family Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment ResearchRSS
There is an urgent need to incorporate the latest science on carbon emissions from permafrost thaw and northern wildfires into international consideration of how much more aggressively societal emissions must be reduced to address the global climate crisis.
Energy & Environment Experts
Kelly Sims Gallagher
Member of the Board, Belfer Center
Henry Lee
Director, Environment and Natural Resources Program; Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Technology Innovation Policy; Member of the Board, Belfer Center; Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative
Venkatesh "Venky" Narayanamurti
Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Physics, Emeritus; Member of the Board, Belfer Center
Science & Technology
Science & Technology ResearchRSS
How can United States policymakers better understand the next generation of emerging technologies and their societal implications? How can we make more educated decisions on the basic and applied research needed to solve the next generation of emerging threats?
The 117th Congress and the Biden Administration must urgently address these questions to protect the lives and livelihoods of those living in the United States.
Science & Technology Experts
Ash Carter
Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs ; Faculty Director, Technology and Public Purpose Project; Member of the Board, Belfer Center; Former United States Secretary of Defense (2015-2017)
Sheila Jasanoff
Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Faculty Affiliate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Bruce Schneier
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Fellow, Cyber Project
