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.”
41 People
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Abdulkhaleq Abdulla
Current Affiliation:
Middle East Initiative
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
- Kuwait Foundation Visiting Scholar, Middle East Initiative, Fall 2021
- Visiting Scholar, Middle East Initiative, 2020-2021
Sultan Al Qassemi
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Mohammed Alyahya
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Rabah Arezki
- Senior Fellow
- Kuwait Program Senior Fellow
Ghadeer Aseri
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Cyber Project
James Baker
Expertise:
- Senior Fellow
- Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Cyber Security Project
Sameer Bhalotra
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Vincent K. Brooks
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Youssef Chahed
Expertise:
Current Affiliation:
Middle East Initiative
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program / Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Nicola De Blasio