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.”
- Alumni
Chuck Freilich
- Former Senior Fellow, International Security Program, January 2006–October 2019
Expertise:
- Conflict & Conflict Resolution
- Governance
- Rogue/Repressive States
- Governance
- Intelligence in policymaking
- Middle East policy
- Military strategy
- International Relations
- Islam
- Sanctions
- U.S. foreign policy
- International Security & Defense
- Democracy
- Homeland security
- Intelligence
- Iraq war
- Military intervention
- Military policy
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Nuclear Issues
- Iran nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- U.S. nuclear issues
Current Affiliation:
Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Dept of Political Science, Columbia University, New York, New York
