The Cyber Revolution: How Real is the Threat?
Description
Many analysts argue that the advent of digital technologies—and their weaponization—have fundamentally transformed international politics. Indeed, some experts have gone so far as to compare the impact of cyberweapons to the effects of the nuclear revolution. This talk will examine whether such claims are valid or, alternatively, whether the so-called ‘cyber revolution’ is overblown. To try to answer that question, it will focus on some of the most significant cyber operations to date, such as the Stuxnet worm and Russia’s 2017 NotPetya attack on Ukraine.
*Please note - this lecture has been postponed. We are working to reschedule it in February 2025.
Guest Speaker:
Galen Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Williams College, where he teaches courses in international security, nuclear security, American foreign policy, the Middle East in international politics, and international relations theory. He was a 2017–2018 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin. His work has been published in Security Studies, International Security, and the Journal of Cold War Studies. He received his Ph.D. in political science from UCLA in 2016.
This talk will take place on Tuesday, December 10 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at The Arlington Common.
