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.”
Conference - Open to the Public
Marking the CIA’s 75th Anniversary: Espionage, Covert Action, Scandal, and Triumph
Fri., Sep. 16, 2022 | 8:00am - 5:00pm
The Charles Hotel
This September, the Central Intelligence Agency will celebrate its 75th birthday. The intervening years have been marked by numerous high profile and under-the-radar espionage cases, covert action, scandals, and triumphs.
On Friday, September 16, please join an illustrious group of intelligence authors, scholars, and retired high-ranking practitioners to discuss the past 75 years of the agency, including both well-known and little-known aspects of the agency's evolution and its current activities to further the nation's national security. Speakers and the full conference program will be announced closer to the date.
This full-day conference, hosted by the Belfer Center's Intelligence Project, will take place at the Charles Hotel. The conference will be under Chatham House Rules, and will be held in hybrid format: members of the Harvard community are welcome to attend in person or over Zoom, and members of the public are welcome to attend over Zoom. Registration is required. Both online and in-person participants can register via https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ncjpkgdrTpi10jxWSUadRg.
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