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
Paul Sédille is an Allison Fellow at the Belfer Center and a first year MPA candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to Harvard, he was working as a Chinese-language reporter for HK01, Hong Kong’s leading Chinese media, and lead partnerships for Dadi Cinema, China’s second largest cinema chain. During his time in Hong Kong, he started and grew The Week, the city's longest and most diverse local music festival. He is a member of Global Shapers, an initiative of the World Economic Forum, and the Asia Europe Foundation. Paul is a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, Sciences Po Paris, and Sorbonne University. His research interests cover U.S.-China relations, AI safety, disinformation and media polarization, and Track II diplomacy.
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