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.”
Venue: Austin Hall 111, Harvard Law School campus
Join Deborah Amos, NPR International Correspondent, and Professor Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School, for a conversation on ISIS. The discussion will be moderated by ILSP Co-Director Kristen Stilt.
The conversation will cover a broad range of topics related to ISIS including ISIS' ideology, origins, goals, and tactics, as well as refugees and internally displaced persons, the economic climate in the region, and more.
Hosted by the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School. Co-sponsored with the Prince Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University, the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University, the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University.