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
Alexa Lee is a senior manager of global policy at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) focusing on cybersecurity, privacy, and innovative technologies issues. Lee serves as the co-chair for the IT Sector Coordinating Council (ITSCC) Cyber Threat Working Group, working closely with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Lee is also an Associate Editor of the New America/Stanford University DigiChina Initiative, where she contributes analysis on Chinese ICT policies. Before joining ITI, Lee received a Prudential fellowship at the Brookings Institute’s Center for East Asia Studies, where she researched on US-China relations, Taiwan and Asia security and economy issues. She interned at the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with a focus on US-Asia relations. Lee holds a Master's in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US).
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