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
Stefani Jones is a Master in Public Policy 2022 candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Before HKS, Stefani worked at Microsoft leading communications for State and Local Government customers and for company programs supporting the U.S. veteran and military community. Stefani previously worked at the White House during the final years of the Obama Administration, first as Media Monitor in the Office of Communications and later as Special Assistant and Policy Advisor in the White House Office of Public Engagement. She directed the White House Champions of Change Program, which honored people doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities. Stefani holds a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University.
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