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.”
Russia’s War Against the West: A Conversation with Amb. John Sullivan
Join the Intelligence Project for a seminar with John J. Sullivan, Former Acting/Deputy Secretary of State, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2020-2022. Ambassador Sullivan will provide his perspective from his time in Moscow and share details of his forthcoming book, Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West, which will be released in August 2024. In it, Ambassador Sullivan explores his time in Russia, including providing warnings in the lead up to the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and then supporting US policy as the war unfolded. He argues that Russia and the United States are effectively at war, and explores options for the US to stand up to the challenge posed by Russia.
This seminar will take place on Wednesday, April 24th from 1:30 to 2:45PM in the Wexner G02 Seminar Room and will be moderated by the Intelligence Project. This seminar is in person only and is open to the first 50 registered Harvard ID holders. Light refreshments will be served and the seminar will be under the Chatham House Rules.
Registration link can be found here: https://forms.office.com/r/H1PF7FHDjK