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.”
Penny Pritzker, Founder and Chairman of PSP Capital United States Secretary of Commerce (2013 – 2017)
Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, HKS Faculty Director, Future of Diplomacy Project; Faculty Chair, Middle East Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Co-Sponsors: Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Institute of Politics
Speaker(s): Penny Pritzker | Moderator: Nicholas Burns | Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 6:00pm | Co-Sponsors: Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government