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
Fridolin Pflugmann is a predoctoral research fellow at the Belfer Center’s Environment and Natural Resources Program. He pursues a PhD at the Technical University of Munich and holds a MS in International Management from the ESADE Business School. His research explores challenges of the transition to low carbon energy systems, focusing on security of supply and geopolitical risks in highly renewable power systems. Prior he worked as a management consultant serving clients in the energy sector.
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