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.”
Biography
Aleksandra is a fellow with the Belfer Center, where she focuses on cybersecurity and its impact on democracy, geopolitics, and global affairs more broadly. In the past two years, Aleksandra has contributed to the Defending Digital Democracy Project, as well as the U.S.-China cybersecurity working group. She has also conducted research on global norms in cyberspace and the role of nation states in establishing and implementing them. Prior to her time at Harvard, Aleksandra worked for the Bulgarian government and consulted for projects in South America and Africa. Aleksandra holds master's degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and University College London.
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