This event brings together leading specialists on Peruvian politics to discuss the dynamics of Peru’s 2026 general elections following the first round of voting. The panel will explore changing patterns of electoral behaviour, the fragmentation of the political landscape, possible second-round outcomes, and the institutional and social challenges awaiting the next government amid ongoing political instability, insecurity, and public distrust.

In this seminar, Dr. Ates will examine how defence industries can generate economic value beyond their immediate military functions.

Philip Cunliffe will deliver a lecture on his book The National Interest: Politics after Globalization, exploring the renewed importance of national interest in contemporary politics. The talk will examine the theory and history of the idea of the national interest and how the concept has been abandoned over the past few decades.

Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) is an interdisciplinary workshop that centers around emerging critical and historical scholarship in International Relations and Politics. The purpose of the workshop is to promote rich theoretical discussions on the limits and subjectivities of sovereignty through perspectives of political, racial, gendered, and historical ideas and practices. Our sessions will be on Wednesdays (Week 1,3,5,7) beginning on 29/4/2026 from 4-6PM at Seminar Room B, Manor Road Building.

Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) is an interdisciplinary workshop that centers around emerging critical and historical scholarship in International Relations and Politics. The purpose of the workshop is to promote rich theoretical discussions on the limits and subjectivities of sovereignty through perspectives of political, racial, gendered, and historical ideas and practices. Our sessions will be on Wednesdays (Week 1,3,5,7) beginning on 29/4/2026 from 4-6PM at Seminar Room B, Manor Road Building. In week 3, Dr.

Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) is an interdisciplinary workshop that centers around emerging critical and historical scholarship in International Relations and Politics. The purpose of the workshop is to promote rich theoretical discussions on the limits and subjectivities of sovereignty through perspectives of political, racial, gendered, and historical ideas and practices. Our sessions will be on Wednesdays (Week 1,3,5,7) beginning on 29/4/2026 from 4-6PM at Seminar Room B, Manor Road Building.

Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) is an interdisciplinary workshop that centers around emerging critical and historical scholarship in International Relations and Politics. The purpose of the workshop is to promote rich theoretical discussions on the limits and subjectivities of sovereignty through perspectives of political, racial, gendered, and historical ideas and practices. Our sessions will be on Wednesdays (Week 1,3,5,7) beginning on 29/4/2026 from 4-6PM at Seminar Room B, Manor Road Building. In week 1, Dr.

POSTPONED, UPDATES TO FOLLOW: Join us for a panel discussion on frontier artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, hosted in conjunction with the Royal Holloway, University of London. As frontier AI systems rapidly advance, they are reshaping the cyber domain by accelerating vulnerability discovery, enabling autonomous operations, and compressing the timelines of both attack and defense.

The Oxford Spinoza Conference is an annual gathering dedicated to exploring the myriad cross-disciplinary manners in which Benedict Spinoza has contributed to the history of philosophy and continues to shape our understanding of the world. The fourth edition will take place at Pembroke College on Thursday 7 May 2026. The theme of this year’s conference is: 'Spinoza in Context: War, Peace, Slavery & Colonialism'. See here for last year's conference: https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-spinoza-conference-2025-benedict-spinoza-politics-international.