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.”
Ban Ki-moon was the eighth Secretary General of the United Nations, serving from 2007 until 2016, during which time he is credited with implementing significant reforms to the U.N.'s peacekeeping and employment practices, as well as pushing international efforts to address global climate change. Prior to his tenure as Secretary-General, Ban served many years in the South Korean Foreign Service, where he held many important positions including Foreign Minister, National Security Advisor to the President, and Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia.This event will be moderated by Dr. John Park, Director of the Belfer Center's Korea Working Group.
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