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
Eve Lee is a Master in Public Policy 2021 candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to attending HKS, Eve worked in healthcare data and analytics as a client analytics manager at Crossix. Eve's policy interests include digital governance, emerging technologies, and economic development. She holds a B.S.F.S. in International Political Economy from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, with a Honors Certificate in International Business Diplomacy.
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