The new Center for International Law and Governance at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy has undertaken, as its inaugural project, to mount an interdisciplinary effort to evaluate the need, structure, and possibility for international law and organization to protect civilians from government-initiated cyber-attacks in peacetime. The mission of the Center is to promote sustainable and pragmatic solutions to managing global challenges, drawing on expertise from multiple disciplines. This project will proceed through coordinated research by a group of private sector experts, government personnel, and scholars, to be presented at a conference to be held at the Fletcher School in Medford MA from mid-day on September 14, 2018 to early afternoon on September 15, 2018.