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.”
Dr. Freilich will discuss the ramifications of the recent war in Lebanon for Israel, Lebanon, Hizballah, the Palestinians, and Iran, placing this in a wider regional perspective and analyzing how this may effect U.S. interests in the region. He will also discuss the flawed decision-making process which led to Israel's failure to achieve its goals in the war.
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