Debate: Should the U.S. Pursue an Offense-Oriented Cyber Warfare Strategy?

JOSH HAMMER

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Is America already in the midst of a cyber war—or is that overstating the case? More generally, what should our approach to this 21st-century warfare front look like? On the one hand, we need to always be on our toes; but on the other hand, it's never ideal to unnecessarily poke the beast. Perhaps this is merely the latest area in which foreign policy hawks and doves will disagree—or perhaps this debate is more intricate and complex than the old bromide of "hawk versus dove."

This week, Jamil N. Jaffer of George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School debates Bonnie Kristian of Defense Priorities on whether the U.S. should have an offense- or defense-oriented cyber warfare strategy.

We hope you enjoy the exchange.