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.”
Featuring:
Swanee Hunt
Chair, Hunt Alternatives; Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS;
U.S. Ambassador to Austria (1993-1997)
Siddharth Kara
Adjunct Lecturer on Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School;
Director of the Carr Center Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Rachel Lloyd
Founder and CEO of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)
Rosi Orozco
President of Commission United Against Human Trafficking
Mira Sorvino
UNODC Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking;
Academy Award-winning actress
Richard Quest (Moderator)
Host, Quest Means Business on CNN International