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
Bo Julie Crowley is a Master in Public Policy 2020 candidate and a Belfer International and Global Affairs Student Fellow. Her current research and publications include AI/ML, disinformation, and cybersecurity. Prior to HKS, she advised Fortune 50 telecom, media and technology clients on cybersecurity risk and strategy. Bo Julie obtained her BA in Government from Georgetown University with concentrations in Arabic and French. She is interested in applied AI, national security, and defense technology.
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