The re-election of President Trump and the rise of populist politicians in Europe creates new challenges for Western security in general and for the task of policing nuclear proliferation in particular. In the UK, the Government is producing a new Strategic Defence Review. Yet across NATO, new thinking must accelerate. But looming above the immediate crisis of Ukraine, tensions around Taiwan and the conflict in the Middle East, is the challenge of the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the question of how we advance multilateral disarmament.

The Bonavero Institute and Centre for Socio-Legal Studies are pleased to invite you to a screening of Judges Under Pressure, a powerful documentary about the fight for judicial independence in Poland and a panel discussion on judicial independence in Central Eastern Europe and beyond. The event will take place on Wednesday, 12 February, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Bonavero Lecture Theatre, Mansfield College.

Media outlets almost all reported the same thing: the 2024 US presidential election was on a knife-edge. Against the grain, Scarlet Maguire’s firm, JL Partners, called the result right.

On 19 February, join Scarlett Maguire, Director of polling firm JL Partners, in conversation with Lord Mendoza CBE, Provost of Oriel College.

JL Partners broke from most other polling firms in predicting a Trump win in the 2024 US presidential election, then emerged with one of the most accurate projections for the electoral college.

The veneration of militaries around the world has surged around the world in recent decades. Public confidence in armed forces has risen and political and cultural leaders have increasingly idealized soldiers and officers. Join the Oxford University International Relations Society for a discussion with Professor Ron Krebs on his ongoing book project exploring the proliferation of global militarism and its implications for soldiers, national and international security, and democracy.

This event is open to all members of the University of Oxford.

The Oxford Conservative Thought (OCT) Reading Group will hold a discussion on the relationship between liberty and virtue with Dr Kevin Vallier (who will attend virtually), evaluating the contrasting 'postliberal' and 'fusionist' approaches within conservative thought.