AI and Warfare
Panel discussion with Professor Stephen Rosen and Professor Shivaji Sondhi on the topic of artificial intelligence and its use in warfare and national security.
Gabriel Pinho Brochado
Ekaterina Rebinskaya
Conservatism in Europe (Oxford Conservative Thought, Week 8)
The Oxford Conservative Thought (OCT) Reading Group is a non-partisan group devoted to academic exploration of small-c conservative political thought. We welcome, and actively encourage, viewpoint diversity and constructive engagement across ideological divides (all good-willed participants are welcome!)
Week 8 focuses on the divergent manifestations of conservatism across Europe, with a reading from Richard Bourke.
Please register here: forms.gle/W4tX5qFgSAU171ap9
Each week we read one assigned text, and we recommend more for anyone who is very keen!
Week 8 focuses on the divergent manifestations of conservatism across Europe, with a reading from Richard Bourke.
Please register here: forms.gle/W4tX5qFgSAU171ap9
Each week we read one assigned text, and we recommend more for anyone who is very keen!
The War in Ukraine [from 1:04:37]
The EU in the Age of Trump: Evolution, Expansion, and the UK’s Diminishing Role?
The European Union has continually evolved in response to external shocks, often emerging stronger and more integrated in the face of crises. From its origins as an economic project in the aftermath of World War II to the deepening of political and monetary union, the EU has repeatedly adapted to global challenges. The financial crisis of 2008 led to greater fiscal coordination, Brexit reinforced solidarity among remaining member states, and the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented joint debt issuance.
Public Lecture: Post-Islamism – A Critique of Muslim Exceptionalism and Democratization in Muslim-Majority Contexts
Join us for a public lecture by Prof. Mojtaba Mahdavi (Political Science and Islamic Studies, University of Alberta), followed by a roundtable discussion for which Prof. Mahdavi will be joined by Prof. Ramazan Kilinc (Political Science, University of Nebraska Omaha) and Dr. Sophia Johnson (Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge), chaired by Dr. Hossein Dabbagh (Philosophy, Northeastern University London).
Sir John Elliott Lecture in Atlantic History - Defending Dignity: Black Women, Family, and Crafting Testimonials in Colonial Mexico
Defending Dignity: Black Women, Family, and Crafting Testimonies in Colonial Mexico
Consent, Survival, and the Lives of Enslaved and Free Black Women
Join us for an insightful roundtable discussion featuring Emily Owens from Brown University and Kaisha Esty from Wesleyan University. These two historians focus on the experiences of enslaved and free women, examining narratives of sexual violence, resistance, legal redress, and survival through meticulous archival excavation. The scholars will explore the complex and precarious meaning of consent for Black women in the nineteenth-century as well as its lingering afterlives in the present day.