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
Mari Dugas is a candidate for Juris Doctor at NYU School of Law. She previously worked at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs as the Project Coordinator for the Cyber Project, China Cyber Policy Initiative, and the Defending Digital Democracy Project, and as a Staff Assistant to the Executive Director. In her roles at the Belfer Center, Mari assisted with D3P's national Tabletop Exercises (TTXs) and the creation of the China Cyber Policy Initiative.
She is a graduate of Wellesley College, with a BA in Political Science and Russian Area Studies.
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