Blavatnik School of Government - Oxford Talks

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Blavatnik School of Government part of: Social Sciences Division

Thursday 16 October 2025

17:00 - AI and the Future of National Security
This is a hybrid event
Brianna Rosen (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford), Katrina Mulligan (National Security Lead for OpenAI and former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense)

Wednesday 22 October 2025

13:00 - Master of Public Policy Admissions Q&A
Online only
Various Speakers
17:00 - The war in Gaza and the unmaking of the Middle East
In person only
Professor Janina Dill (University of Oxford), Andrew Miller (Senior Fellow, National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress)

Monday 27 October 2025

17:00 - The Heywood lecture: Challenges, choices and reimagined big bets
Hybird event
Lucy Smith (Heywood Fellow 2024-25, Blavatnik School of Government)

Wednesday 5 November 2025

17:00 - Transatlantic security in an age of uncertainty
Hybrid event
Rachel Ellehuus (Director General, RUSI)

Tuesday 25 November 2025

17:00 - Democracy under siege
Hybrid event
A. C. Grayling (Principal of Northeastern University London), Dr Leor Zmigrod (Political Psychologist and Neuroscientist), Dr Julia Ebner (University of Oxford)

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