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
Greg Honan is a Master in Public Policy candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School and a John C. Culver Scholar at the Institute of Politics. He previously served as chief research assistant to David Gergen, CNN senior political analyst and professor of public service at HKS. Greg’s research interests include national security decision making and the role of media and information in foreign policy. He holds a BA in Political Science from Elon University.
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