This seminar will discuss the intensifying convergence of cyberspace and geopolitics on the backdrop of a resurgent Russia and an increasingly assertive China. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked renewed debate about the limits and possibilities of cyber capabilities in war. China's rise heralds new challenges of cybersecurity in economic and democratic contexts. How will geopolitically motivated cyber threats evolve and how can democratic nations address them?

A panel discussion on the rules of international law relating to treatment by belligerents of prisoners of War. The panelists will examine discuss the Updated Commentaries on the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War that was recently produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). What motivated the ICRC to update the commentaries and what methodology was adopted in doing so?

Recent econometric findings show that in addition to the annual mean temperature also day-to-day temperature variability and changes in the rainfall distribution have an impact on economic growth. Using these findings and the latest projections of the multi-model climate model ensemble, we project the next 20 years of economic change due to climate change.

Join us and our panel as they explore the relationship between climate change and mental health and how culture, politics and history modulate this interaction.

In March 2022, Member States of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) adopted an historic resolution establishing an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC).

Developing solar technologies for producing carbon-neutral transportation fuels has become a global energy challenge, especially for the long-haul aviation sector.

A promising solution are drop-in fuels produced from H2O and CO2 − synthetic alternatives for petroleum-derived liquid hydrocarbons such as kerosene, gasoline or diesel, which are compatible with the worldwide existing infrastructures for fuel distribution, storage, and end-use.

Topics: The War - its features and its course; Ukrainian politics before and after the war; Social and economic reconstruction; Ukraine, Europe and the future of world order

The Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security, based at the Blavatnik School, will build on the School’s expertise in international law, economics, philosophy and government, and its wide-ranging engagement with leading scholars and practitioners on issues from cyber security to reducing state fragility.

Electoral defeat is often viewed as the mother of party change. However, studies show that parties do not necessary learn the right lessons of defeat. The way that parties react to electoral setbacks is often closely tied to the internal power structure and power struggles in the aftermath of the election. Parties also need to face the demands of competing goals, and the way they react to electoral defeat may be affected by whether the party prioritises goals such as winning votes or office, party ideals or representing members’ interests.