Name: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Events this person is hosting:

Monday 17 January 2022

The UN and the changing character of peacemaking: new tools and new thinking
Date: 17 January 2022, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Raja Gundu (United Nations)
Venue Details: Online.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 18 January 2022

On Russian strategy in the social media battlefield
Date: 18 January 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr David Gioe (King's College London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 19 January 2022

It’s grand, but is it strategy? The origins of ‘grand strategy’ revisited
Date: 19 January 2022, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr. David Morgan-Owen (King's College London)
Venue Details: Seminar Room G, Manor Road Building
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 25 January 2022

Illusions of Autonomy: Why Europe Cannot Provide for Its Security If the United States Pulls Back
Date: 25 January 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po)
Venue Details: Online.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 1 February 2022

Copenhagen 1807: A British War of prevention and pre-emption?
Date: 1 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Brendan Simms (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 2 February 2022

Presidents, Politics and Military Strategy: Electoral Constraints during the Iraq War
Date: 2 February 2022, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Andrew Payne (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 8 February 2022

Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
Date: 8 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Mary Sarotte (Johns Hopkins)
Venue Details: Online, a link to join will be posted closer to the date
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 15 February 2022

Maritime Strategy: Using the Other 71%
Date: 15 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Captain Brent Spillner (US Navy), Commander Andrew Livsey (Royal Navy and CCW Visiting Research Fellow)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organisers: TBA
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 16 February 2022

Cyber Capabilities and Decision Making - if we are being out thought, will we always be outfought?
Date: 16 February 2022, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Sally Walker
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 22 February 2022

People’s Liberation Army Modernisation: from drivers of change to strengths and weaknesses
Date: 22 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Meia Nouwens (The International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 1 March 2022

The Indo-Pacific Tilt, Geopolitics and International Law - Issues and Challenges
Date: 1 March 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Captain Ian Park (Royal Navy)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 2 March 2022

The Strategies of Small States: Safeguarding Autonomy and Influencing Great Powers
Date: 2 March 2022, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Dr Hillary Briffa (King's College London)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 8 March 2022

‘War’ vs ‘Conflict’: changing Russian perceptions between the military and the civilian security establishment
Date: 8 March 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Mark Galeotti (UCL)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Thursday 30 January 2025

The Political Economy of Strategic Technology Transfer: Security, Aid, and Benefit-Sharing in an Era of AI Competition
Date: 30 January 2025, 14:45 - 15:45
Speaker : Sumaya Nur Adan (Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Events this person is organising:

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Clausewitz as an early theoretician of hybrid warfare
Date: 27 November 2019, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Dr Andreas Herberg-Rothe (Huchschule Fulda)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Thursday 5 December 2019

Marginality, (in)security and political participation in conflict and beyond
Date: 5 December 2019, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker : Dr Daire McGill (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Katerina Tkacova (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 21 January 2020

Libya and Challenges for International conflict resolution
Date: 21 January 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Christopher Thornton (Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Robert Johnson (Oxford)

Tuesday 28 January 2020

The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace
Date: 28 January 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Oscar Jonsson (Stockholm Free World Forum)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (Pembroke College, Oxford)

Wednesday 29 January 2020

Why Counter-Insurgency Fails
Date: 29 January 2020, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Professor Azar Gat (Tel Aviv University)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Monday 3 February 2020

Military Adaptation &Convergence in War: Insurgent and International Forces in Afghanistan, 2006-2014
Date: 3 February 2020, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Theo Farrell (Wollongong University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Robert Johnson (Oxford)

Tuesday 4 February 2020

China's Good War: How Memory of the World War II past is shaping a nationalist future
Date: 4 February 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Rana Mitter
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Wednesday 5 February 2020

Moshe Dayan: the influential strategist
Date: 5 February 2020, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Trojan Horse, Copycat, or Scapegoat? Unpacking the Refugees-Terrorism Nexus
Date: 11 February 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Sara Polo (University of Essex)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (Pembroke College, Oxford)

Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow's Terrorists
Date: 11 February 2020, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Audrey Kurth Cronin (American University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (Pembroke College, Oxford)

Tuesday 18 February 2020

Uncertainty and Mutual Recognition in Colombia - the Study of the Nature of Armed Non-State Actors in the Colombian Conflict
Date: 18 February 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Jan Boesten (CCW, Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Wednesday 19 February 2020

The Demos at War: lessons on democratic warfare from Thucydides and Machiavelli
Date: 19 February 2020, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Erica Benner
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Tuesday 25 February 2020

Conflict and Wellbeing Deprivation in sub-Saharan Africa
Date: 25 February 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Dr Ricardo Nogales (Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative), Dr Christian Oldiges (Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Tuesday 3 March 2020

Terrorism and recent developments in Human Rights
Date: 3 March 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Lord John Alderdice (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West
Date: 3 March 2020, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : David Kilcullen (University of New South Wales, Canberra)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Pichette Auditorium
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)

Tuesday 10 March 2020

Is forecasting political violence feasible? Experiences from the ViEWS project.
Date: 10 March 2020, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Håvard Hegre (Uppsala University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 14 October 2020

Maritime power in British strategy, 1945 to the present
Date: 14 October 2020, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Tim Benbow (KCL)
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 October 2020

Julian Corbett and the battle for British strategy - 1914-15
Date: 28 October 2020, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Professor Andrew Lambert (King’s College London)
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 November 2020

Maritime Strike Warfare: Grey zone to Combat
Date: 25 November 2020, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker s: Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Rear Admiral Mike Utley
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 19 January 2021

Interstate Influence Operations and International Security Studies
Date: 19 January 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Josh A Goldstein (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 January 2021

All Domain Operations
Date: 26 January 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Oliver Lewis (Rebellion Defence)
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 February 2021

Military Medicine and the Changing Costs of War
Date: 2 February 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Tanisha Fazal (University of Minnesota)
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 February 2021

Cruising for a Bruising: Maritime Competition in an Anti-Access Age
Date: 3 February 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Jonathan D. Caverley (United States Naval War College)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams - Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 February 2021

Artificial Intelligence and National Security Decision-making
Date: 9 February 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Erik Lin-Greenberg (MIT)
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 February 2021

Cyber Law and Norms: Why they fail us
Date: 16 February 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Lucas Kello (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams - Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 17 February 2021

Forward or Persistent Presence
Date: 17 February 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Conor O'Neil (Royal Navy)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams - Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 February 2021

Russia's Use of the Wagner Group 'Private' Military Company
Date: 23 February 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Kimberly Martin (Columbia University)
Venue Details: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 24 February 2021

The Maritime Rung on the Escalation Ladder: Naval Blockades in a US-China Conflict
Date: 24 February 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Fiona Cunningham (George Washington University)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams - Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 March 2021

Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics
Date: 2 March 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Rosemary Kelanic (University of Notre Dame)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams - Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 March 2021

Advantage at Sea A discussion on the recently released Tri-Service Maritime Strategy by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard
Date: 3 March 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Rear Admiral James Bynum
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams - Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 March 2021

How distance constrains US grand strategy in an era of military-technological innovation
Date: 9 March 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Paul van Hooft (The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams - Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk for joining link
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 April 2021

China’s Military Strategy in the New Era
Date: 27 April 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor M Taylor Fravel (MIT)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 April 2021

The Royal Navy in the Indo-Pacific: Why small is sometimes better
Date: 28 April 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : René Balletta (Royal Navy)
Venue Details: MIcrosoft Teams: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 May 2021

Subversive Economics: Pervasive, Dangerous and Largely Invisible
Date: 4 May 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Elisabeth Braw (American Enterprise Institute (AEI))
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 May 2021

Protean War: Embracing Complexity in International Relations
Date: 11 May 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Emily Whalen (University of Texas)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 12 May 2021

PRC Gray Zone Operations in the South China Sea
Date: 12 May 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Andrew Erikson (US Naval War College)
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 May 2021

Why the U.S. Military Forgets What It Learns in War
Date: 18 May 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Jon Askonas
Venue Details: Microsoft Teams: Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk to be invited.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 October 2021

The Operational Application of Offensive Cyber: Challenges and Opportunities
Date: 12 October 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Conrad Prince (RUSI)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 13 October 2021

The Integrated Review, the fall of Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific "tilt"
Date: 13 October 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 19 October 2021

Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq
Date: 19 October 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Brigadier (rtd) Ben Barry (OBE (IISS))
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 October 2021

Integration – the Goldilocks factor 
Date: 26 October 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Lt. Col. Al Brown (British Army)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 27 October 2021

Reconceptualizing Grand Strategy: A Comparative and Relational Framework 
Date: 27 October 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Thierry Balzacq (Sciences Po)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 November 2021

Triple Axis: Iran's relations with Russia and China
Date: 2 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 November 2021

Dispute Inflation
Date: 9 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 10 November 2021

Strategy in practice: The 2021 Integrated Review
Date: 10 November 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Ashlee Godwin (UK Parliament)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 November 2021

The Central role of Space Domain Awareness in future military conflicts
Date: 16 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Stuart Eves (SJE Space Ltd)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 22 November 2021

CCW 2021 Annual Lecture: British Defence Policy: Reviews and Redirections
Date: 22 November 2021, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Peter Watkins (Chatham House)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Harold Lee Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 November 2021

New technology in War
Date: 23 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Olivier Schmitt (University of Southern Denmark)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 30 November 2021

Military Strategy in the 21st Century: The Challenge for NATO
Date: 30 November 2021, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Janne Matlary (University of Oslo)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 17 January 2022

The UN and the changing character of peacemaking: new tools and new thinking
Date: 17 January 2022, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Raja Gundu (United Nations)
Venue Details: Online.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 18 January 2022

On Russian strategy in the social media battlefield
Date: 18 January 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr David Gioe (King's College London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 19 January 2022

It’s grand, but is it strategy? The origins of ‘grand strategy’ revisited
Date: 19 January 2022, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr. David Morgan-Owen (King's College London)
Venue Details: Seminar Room G, Manor Road Building
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 25 January 2022

Illusions of Autonomy: Why Europe Cannot Provide for Its Security If the United States Pulls Back
Date: 25 January 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po)
Venue Details: Online.
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 1 February 2022

Copenhagen 1807: A British War of prevention and pre-emption?
Date: 1 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Brendan Simms (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 2 February 2022

Presidents, Politics and Military Strategy: Electoral Constraints during the Iraq War
Date: 2 February 2022, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Andrew Payne (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 8 February 2022

Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
Date: 8 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Mary Sarotte (Johns Hopkins)
Venue Details: Online, a link to join will be posted closer to the date
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 16 February 2022

Cyber Capabilities and Decision Making - if we are being out thought, will we always be outfought?
Date: 16 February 2022, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Sally Walker
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 22 February 2022

People’s Liberation Army Modernisation: from drivers of change to strengths and weaknesses
Date: 22 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Meia Nouwens (The International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 1 March 2022

The Indo-Pacific Tilt, Geopolitics and International Law - Issues and Challenges
Date: 1 March 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Captain Ian Park (Royal Navy)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Wednesday 2 March 2022

The Strategies of Small States: Safeguarding Autonomy and Influencing Great Powers
Date: 2 March 2022, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Dr Hillary Briffa (King's College London)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 8 March 2022

‘War’ vs ‘Conflict’: changing Russian perceptions between the military and the civilian security establishment
Date: 8 March 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Mark Galeotti (UCL)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 26 April 2022

International Law, Politics and Ethics of Humanitarian Military Intervention
Date: 26 April 2022, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Iacovos Kareklas (CCW)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 27 April 2022

CCW Annual Lecture: Indo-Pacific Cohesion: AUKUS and Australian National Security Strategy in the 2020s
Date: 27 April 2022, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : The Hon George Brandis QC (Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Pichette Auditorium
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 May 2022

Responsible Stakeholder or Challenger? Assessing India’s Foreign Policy Orientation via Leadership Travel
Date: 3 May 2022, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Walter Ladwig III (King's College London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 May 2022

Reflexive Control Theory: a Soviet perspective on influence and why it matters in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 10 May 2022, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Maria de Goeij (CCW)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 May 2022

Nation-Building in the Borderlands of a Borderland: A Cartographical Examination of the Russia-Ukraine War
Date: 17 May 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Marnie Howlett (DPIR, University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 12 October 2022

Anglo-American clandestine cooperation: the past, present and future of the Special Intelligence Relationship
Date: 12 October 2022, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker s: Dr David Gioe (King's College London), Thomas Maguire (Leiden)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 October 2022

The Face of Peace: Government pedagogy amid disinformation in Colombia
Date: 25 October 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Gwen Burnyeat (Merton College, University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 October 2022

The United States, the United Kingdom and the international financial system since 1945
Date: 26 October 2022, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Professor Michael Hopkins (Liverpool)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 8 November 2022

Know your enemy: Empathy and imagination in strategy
Date: 8 November 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Kenneth Payne (King's College, London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 9 November 2022

An Exceptional Relationship? US nuclear strategy and the US-UK Nuclear Relationship
Date: 9 November 2022, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Dr Suzanne Doyle (East Anglia)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 22 November 2022

Provocative presence: Strategic ambiguity and naval options in a restive world
Date: 22 November 2022, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Captain Brent Spillner (US Navy)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 23 November 2022

Tipping Points: Post-War Postures in US-UK Environmental and Climate Heritage
Date: 23 November 2022, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Dr Kristin Cook (SOAS)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 January 2023

Declinism in Postwar Britain and the United States
Date: 18 January 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Robert Ralston (University of Birmingham)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 January 2023

The Difficulty of Innovation in Defence
Date: 24 January 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Oliver Lewis (Rebellion Defence), Bob Daigle (Rebellion Defence)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 January 2023

Neural & Cognitive Warfare: Technology, Operations, and Strategy
Date: 26 January 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 1 February 2023

The Post-Cold War Anglo-American military relationship
Date: 1 February 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Professor Wyn Rees (University of Nottingham)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 February 2023

Evolution of far-right ideologies
Date: 7 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Professor Peter Neumann (King's College London)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 9 February 2023

Bioinformatics & Big Data: Government and Military Applications
Date: 9 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 February 2023

Regional cooperation: US-UK relations and strategic dilemmas following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979-1989
Date: 15 February 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 February 2023

The follower map: Towards a theory of the roots of cultural variations in leadership ideals
Date: 21 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Professor Mark van Vugt (Vrije Universiteit), Dr Sirio Lonati (Neoma Business School)
Venue Details: Harold Lee Room, Pembroke College
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 23 February 2023

Human-Machine Teams: From Sensor to Shooter Across the Domains
Date: 23 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 1 March 2023

Jordan and Kuwait: US-UK relations in the aftermath of Suez
Date: 1 March 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Louise Kettle (University of Nottingham)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 March 2023

NATO's Nordic Neophytes: How Sweden & Finland's Accession to NATO Alters the Military Balance in Northeast Europe
Date: 7 March 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Julia Carver (University of Oxford), Sam Seitz (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 9 March 2023

Genomics & Bioengineering: Securing Advantage in the Biological Domain
Date: 9 March 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 April 2023

American Neutrality and the Anglo-American Crisis of 1916
Date: 26 April 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Andrew Gawthorpe (Leiden University)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 May 2023

The Contribution of (Military) Psychology to the Operational Readiness of the Swiss Armed Forces
Date: 2 May 2023, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Hubert Annen (CCW & Swiss Military Academy)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 May 2023

From Integrated Deterrence to Integrated Defense
Date: 9 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Antulio Echevarria (CCW & US Army War College)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 10 May 2023

Joint Strike Fighter and Transatlantic Defence Procurement
Date: 10 May 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Emma Salisbury (Birbeck, University of London)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 11 May 2023

Space & Counterspace: Disruptive Technologies from Launch to Orbital Strike
Date: 11 May 2023, 15:15 - 16:15
Speaker
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 May 2023

Disinformation and Hybrid Threats – The Singapore Perspective
Date: 16 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Shashi Jayakumar (S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 May 2023

Raising McCAIN: Challenges and Opportunities in Returning a “Mishap Ship” to Warfighting Readiness
Date: 23 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Captain Ryan Easterday (CCW & US Navy)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 24 May 2023

CANCELLED: Brusa - Wartime Conception and Formative Conduct, 1940-1943
Date: 24 May 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr John Jenner (KCL)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 30 May 2023

Support the Troops: Military Obligation, Gender, and the Making of Political Community
Date: 30 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Katharine Millar (LSE)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 6 June 2023

North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order: When Bad Behaviour Pays
Date: 6 June 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Edward Howell (New College, University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 7 June 2023

Multinational Coalition Warfare and the Anglo-American Experiment in the Mediterranean, 1942–43
Date: 7 June 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Carson Teuscher (Ohio State University)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 8 June 2023

Changing the Climate of War: From Weather Modification to Biological Security
Date: 8 June 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 June 2023

Black Swans: Do we have the Culture and Will to Adapt Rapidly to Unforeseen and Potentially Catastrophic Events?
Date: 13 June 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Kevin Rowlands (Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 October 2023

Contemporary Mental Health and Illness in the UKAF
Date: 10 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Surg. Cdr. Charlotte Evans (Royal Navy)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 October 2023

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies Working Group: Week 1
Date: 11 October 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Please email elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk to be able to attend.
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Out of the Shadows: The Shock of Non-Hybrid War
Date: 11 October 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Patrick Porter (Birmingham)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr William James (CCW)

Tuesday 17 October 2023

Thanks for your Service: The Causes & Consequences of Public Confidence in the US Military
Date: 17 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Peter Feaver (Duke University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 October 2023

Technology, Great Power Competition, and Track II Dialogues
Date: 18 October 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 October 2023

Russo-Ukraine War, Deep Strike, & Escalation
Date: 19 October 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 23 October 2023

PRC Influence, Technology Theft, and Insider Threats
Date: 23 October 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 October 2023

Understanding Territorial Withdrawal: Israeli Occupations and Exits
Date: 24 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Rob Geist-Pinfold (Kings College London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 October 2023

Deepfakes and Disinformation I
Date: 25 October 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Strategy, Surprise and False Futurism
Date: 25 October 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Professor Alexander Evans (London School of Economics)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr William James (CCW)

Tuesday 31 October 2023

When Does the Great Game End? Long Term Geostrategic Trajectories of the Russian War Against Ukraine
Date: 31 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 1 November 2023

Deepfakes and Disinformation II
Date: 1 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Cassidy Bereskin (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 2 November 2023

Cognitive Warfare, Theory, Practice, & Legalities
Date: 2 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 6 November 2023

Artificial Intelligence, Decision-Making, and the Future of Conflict
Date: 6 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Discussion Group, Adam McCauley (Department of National Defense, Government of Canada)
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 November 2023

The Pendulum of War: Lanchester Models of Combat
Date: 7 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Stephen Coulson
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 8 November 2023

Implications for Artificial Intelligence on Military and Political Decision-Making
Date: 8 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Adam McCauley (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies Working Group: Week 5 - Fireside Chat with Adam McCauley
Date: 8 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Adam McCauley (Department of National Defense, Government of Canada)
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Fashions and Fallacies in Contemporary Strategic Thought 
Date: 8 November 2023, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Dr Chiara Libiseller (Leiden University)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr William James (CCW)

Monday 13 November 2023

Terrorism, Prediction, and Emerging Technologies
Date: 13 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Discussion Group, Joshua Stewart (Oxford)
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 November 2023

Economics and National Security
Date: 14 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Jason Shepherd (RUSI)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 November 2023

Intelligence Services and Artificial Intelligence
Date: 15 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Carla Zoe Cremer (Human Information Processing Lab)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 20 November 2023

Great Power Competition and Disinformation in Africa
Date: 20 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Discussion Group, Caroline Baylon (Future Generations in the UK Parliament)
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 November 2023

Cyber Deception
Date: 21 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Rob Black (Wilton Park)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 22 November 2023

The Technology Private Sector as a site of US-China Competition
Date: 22 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Discussion Group, Virginia Nizza (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Assessing the Bear: Overestimating the Russian Military
Date: 22 November 2023, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Andrew Bowen (Congressional Research Service)
Venue: All Souls - Wharton Room,
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Host: Dr William James (CCW)

Monday 27 November 2023

Grand Strategy & Great Power Technology Competition
Date: 27 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Hertford College, Catte Street OX1 3BW
Venue Details: Boyd Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 November 2023

Cyber capacity and strategic advantage: resilience, influence, and control
Date: 28 November 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Julia Carver (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 November 2023

Current Issues in Educating Public Officials about Emerging Technologies
Date: 29 November 2023, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 January 2024

Welding Alliances: How Allied Warship Production Could Transform the Indo-Pacific
Date: 16 January 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Commander Douglas Robb (US Navy)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 17 January 2024

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies Working Group: Week 1 - Compute as a Critical Resource
Date: 17 January 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Compute as a Critical Resource
Date: 17 January 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Mass and Multipolarity: Qualitative and Quantitative Balancing after Western Hegemony
Date: 17 January 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr David Blagden (University of Exeter)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 22 January 2024

Russo‐Ukrainian War: The Private Sector & Emerging Technologies
Date: 22 January 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Hugo Rosemont (KCL)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Mary Hyde Eccles Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 January 2024

(Re)shaping Ukrainian Identity Through Linguistic Choices During Full-Scale Russo-Ukrainian War
Date: 23 January 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Iryna Halasa (West Ukrainian National University and KCL)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 24 January 2024

Military AI & Nuclear Security
Date: 24 January 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Noah Greene (Center for a New American Security)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 29 January 2024

Defense Innovation: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, & Finance
Date: 29 January 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : James Galkowski (Silicon Valley Defense Group)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Mary Hyde Eccles Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 30 January 2024

How Worlds Collapse: What History, Systems, and Complexity can Teach Us About Our Modern World and Fragile Nature
Date: 30 January 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Paul Larcey (Princeton University)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 31 January 2024

Democratization of AI & Global Equity in Technology
Date: 31 January 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Closed Deal: Private Authority of Companies in Cyber Conflict and Crises
Date: 31 January 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Louise Marie Hurel (London School of Economics and RUSI)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 5 February 2024

AUKUS Advanced Cyber Capabilities, Strategy, and Integration
Date: 5 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Ciaran Martin (Blavatnik School of Government)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Mary Hyde Eccles Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 6 February 2024

Defence-Economic Aspects of Russia’s Involvement in the War in Ukraine: War Economy, International Economic Relationships, Economic Warfare, and Economic Costs
Date: 6 February 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Christopher Davis (Oxford Institute of Population Aging)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 7 February 2024

Tracing transformation in Intelligence: Open-Source Intelligence and AI
Date: 7 February 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Angeliki Martinou (Brunel Center for Intelligence and Security Studies)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Nuffield College
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 12 February 2024

U.S.‐China Competition, Emerging Technologies, and Alliances
Date: 12 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Mary Hyde Eccles Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 February 2024

Military Peacekeeping Mediation: A First-Hand Account from Mali
Date: 13 February 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Lt. Gen. (ret.) Dr Dennis Gyllensporre (Swedish Defence University and CCW Visiting Fellow)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 14 February 2024

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies Working Group: Week 5 - Supply Chain Politics for Emerging Technologies
Date: 14 February 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Nuffield College
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

'Bury them deep in the ground'; The disastrous legacies of 'expeditionary warfare', 'intervention', and 'counterinsurgency'
Date: 14 February 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Frank Ledwidge (University of Portsmouth)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 20 February 2024

The Russian Challenge to Europe’s Gas Supplies this Winter and Beyond
Date: 20 February 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Sidharth Kaushal (RUSI)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 21 February 2024

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies Working Group: Week 6 - Mapping the State of Judicial Technology & Policy in China
Date: 21 February 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Lujain Ibrahim (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Nuffield College
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 26 February 2024

The Ukraine War Two Years On: Lessons for Technology & Autonomy
Date: 26 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Rob Rider, CBE (UK Defence Attaché to Germany (2015-20))
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Mary Hyde Eccles Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Book Launch: British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony
Date: 27 February 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr William D. James (KCL and CCW)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 February 2024

“Explainable AI” & Black Boxes within Black Boxes
Date: 28 February 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Discussion Group
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Strategic Wishes and What Happens Next: Assessing the UK's Integrated Reviews
Date: 28 February 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker s: Maeve Ryan (Kings College London), Jamie Gaskarth (Open University)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 4 March 2024

Simulation/Wargame: Indo‐Pacific Crisis, Insider Threat, & Cyber‐Space Escalation
Date: 4 March 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 March 2024

AI and Machine Learning in OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
Date: 5 March 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Sam Pearce (Fivecast)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 6 March 2024

Lessons from a Case Study of Social Media Disinformation
Date: 6 March 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Discussion Group, Rutendo Chabikwa (Oxford Internet Institute)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Chester Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 22 April 2024

Emerging Threats and Technology Group: Annual Threats Report & Journal Launch
Date: 22 April 2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Eccles Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 April 2024

Some new insights into the psychology of individuals and large groups in a world of changing conflicts
Date: 23 April 2024, 13:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Lord John Alderdice (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Illusionary Trends in Strategic Studies Seminar
Date: 24 April 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Claas Mertens (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 30 April 2024

“Out of the Blue”: The mirroring fallacy and the navies of today
Date: 30 April 2024, 13:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Lt Cdr Andrew Ward (CCW & Royal Navy)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 May 2024

The Shifting Global Terrorism and Extremism Landscape: A View from Southeast Asia
Date: 7 May 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof. Kumar Ramakrishna (RSIS Singapore)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 8 May 2024

Economic statecraft from the perspective of systemic influence
Date: 8 May 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Maria de Goeij Reid (CCW)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 May 2024

Open-Source Intelligence: what is it for, where did it come from and what is standing in its way?
Date: 14 May 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 May 2024

Spy and Tell: Why are governments publicly sharing more intelligence secrets than ever before
Date: 21 May 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker s: Dr David Gioe (King's College London), Thomas Maguire (Leiden)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 22 May 2024

Mythbusting the Politics of War: How Presidents Manage the Political Costs of Civilian Control
Date: 22 May 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Andrew Payne (City, University of London)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 May 2024

Inter-alliance Security Dilemmas: Korean Counterforce Systems and Their Effect on the Sino- American Nuclear Competition
Date: 28 May 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Sam Seitz (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 June 2024

Rare Earths, Meteorites and Magnets
Date: 4 June 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Prof. Lindsay Greer (Cambridge)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 5 June 2024

Cultural Bridges and Cold War Alliances: Lessons from the GDR’s Diplomatic Dance with Japan
Date: 5 June 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Bethan Winter (Magdalen College)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 7 June 2024

Small States at the heart of the EU: The case of Andorra
Date: 7 June 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Juli Minoves-Triquell (University of La Verne, California)
Venue: Harris Manchester College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TD
Venue Details: Charles Wellbeloved Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 15 October 2024

"Slow Slicing" - How China's asymmetric tactics build the Great Rejuvenation
Date: 15 October 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Sari Arho Harvén (Business Finland)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 16 October 2024

Strategic Leadership through the prisms of the UK Defence-UK Science-UK Industry relationship, the SDR & AUKUS
Date: 16 October 2024, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Carl Hunter (Coltraco Ultrasonics)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 22 October 2024

Strategic Defence Review
Date: 22 October 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 24 October 2024

The Political Economy of Worker Retraining in the Age of AI
Date: 24 October 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Julian Jacobs (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 29 October 2024

Dams, Canals, and Elephants in the Room: Threats of Water Conflict in Central Asia
Date: 29 October 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Sophie Ibbotson (World Bank)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 31 October 2024

Understanding the Geoeconomics of Data Centres and the Cloud
Date: 31 October 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Abid Abdurrahman Adonis (Oxford Internet Institute)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 November 2024

Israel’s flawed strategy in the war in Gaza
Date: 5 November 2024, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Ehud Eilam
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 7 November 2024

Content Moderation, Platform Governance, and Legitimacy
Date: 7 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Diyi Liu (Oxford Internet Institute)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 November 2024

Implementing AI systems in Government
Date: 12 November 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Julian von Nehammer (LILT)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 14 November 2024

Compute North vs. Compute South: The Uneven Possibilities of Compute-based AI Governance Around the Globe
Date: 14 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Boxi Wu (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 19 November 2024

CANCELLED: Integrated Deterrence
Date: 19 November 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Nicholas Taylor (DSTL)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 21 November 2024

Turning the Tide: Government Action to Counter Ransomware
Date: 21 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Roxana Radu (SNSF Postdoctoral Researcher)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 25 November 2024

From COVID to force design – are strategic leadership skills the answer?
Date: 25 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Brigadier Joe Fossey (British Army)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Mary Eccles Hyde Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Drones in Ukraine and beyond – A revolution in warfare?
Date: 26 November 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Ulrike Franke (ECFR)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 November 2024

AI Governance & U.S.-China Track II Diplomacy
Date: 28 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Kayla Blomquist (The Oxford Internet Institute), Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 December 2024

The threat posed by commercial UAVs modified by asymmetrical warfare actors
Date: 3 December 2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Chris Lavers (University of Lincoln)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 December 2024

Rethinking Military AI Governance: From Principles to Practice
Date: 5 December 2024, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Brianna Rosen (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 January 2025

Under the Radar: NATO staff in the strategy formation process
Date: 21 January 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Leanne Iorio (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 22 January 2025

Trump, Putin, NATO and the Defence of Europe: The role of public policy
Date: 22 January 2025, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker s: Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė (Council on Geostrategy), James Rogers (Council on Geostrategy)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 January 2025

Artificial Intelligence: Recent developments and the implications for defence and security
Date: 28 January 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Al Brown
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 January 2025

The Political Economy of Strategic Technology Transfer: Security, Aid, and Benefit-Sharing in an Era of AI Competition
Date: 30 January 2025, 14:45 - 15:45
Speaker : Sumaya Nur Adan (Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)

Tuesday 4 February 2025

A New Axis of Upheaval? North Korea, Russia, China, and others—why we should care
Date: 4 February 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Edward Howell (New College, University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 6 February 2025

The Role of Internal Skills and Expertise in Public Sector Digital Transformation
Date: 6 February 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Aaron Maniam (BSG, Univeristy of Oxford)
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 February 2025

The development of sea power thought in the early to mid Cold War
Date: 11 February 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Andrew Livsey (Kings College London)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 February 2025

The Macro- and Micro-Politics of AI Standards-Making
Date: 13 February 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Huw Roberts (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 February 2025

AI in strategic decision-making
Date: 18 February 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Kenneth Payne (King's College, London)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 19 February 2025

Integrated Deterrence
Date: 19 February 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Antulio Echevarria (CCW & US Army War College)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Integrated Deterrence
Date: 19 February 2025, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Professor Antulio Echevarria (CCW & US Army War College)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 February 2025

Silicon Valley in Context: Technology Corporations as Political Actors
Date: 20 February 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Alina Utrata (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 February 2025

China's Private Security Sector at a Crossroads: From Pakistan to Myanmar.
Date: 25 February 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Alessandro Arduino (King's College London)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 February 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Haydn Belfield (Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence)
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 March 2025

The Impact of AI & Emerging Technologies on Future Defence Strategy
Date: 4 March 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Robert Hercock (British Telecommunications Security Research Practice)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 5 March 2025

General Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay: Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat
Date: 5 March 2025, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Sir John Kiszely
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 6 March 2025

The Ethics of AI for Intelligence
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 6 March 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo (University of Oxford), Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 March 2025

Cyber Sovereignty and the EU’s Securitisation
Date: 11 March 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Julia Carver (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 March 2025

Hacktivism? Predatory Sparrow and the Ambiguities of “Ethical” Cyber Operations
Date: 13 March 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Hannah Sophie-Weber (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Expanding the European Defense Technological Industrial Base for Deterrence
Date: 29 April 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Matthew Boyce (US Navy and SST- CCW)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Conventional and Unconventional Deterrence from Ukraine to Taiwan: The Strategic Interactions of NATO, Russia, China, and the United States
Date: 30 April 2025, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Beyond Black Hawk Down: Intervention, Nation-Building, and Insurgency in Somalia, 1992-1995
Date: 6 May 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Jonathan Carroll (Sandhurst)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 13 May 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 14 May 2025

Scaling Innovation in Defence – an agile approach
Date: 14 May 2025, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Blythe Crawford (RAF & CCW)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 20 May 2025

Hybrid Warfare
Date: 20 May 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Johann Schmid (Bundeswehr & SST- CCW)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 May 2025

African Military Thought
Date: 27 May 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Tycho van der Hoog (Netherlands Defence Academy.)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 May 2025

A Revolution in Maritime Military Affairs? Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea
Date: 28 May 2025, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Commander Steve Walton (SST-CCW & Royal Navy)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 June 2025

When the Dust Settles: The behind-the-scenes story from the UK's top disaster planner
Date: 3 June 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Lucy Easthope (University of Bath)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 June 2025

Winning the Peace Through Adaptation: The Importance of Innovation and Partnerships in the 21st Century Warfare
Date: 10 June 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Admiral Stuart Munsch
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 June 2025

The Struggle for Liberation: A History of the Rwandan Civil War, 1990-1994
Date: 17 June 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : John Kegel (Netherlands Defence Academy)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Eccles Room
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 October 2025

How to survive a hostile world
Date: 14 October 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Patrick Porter (Birmingham)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 October 2025

Politics and the General in Supreme Command
Date: 15 October 2025, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Richard Adams (Royal Australian Navy)
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 October 2025

The Rise and Fall of the British Army, 1975–2025
Date: 21 October 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Brigadier (rtd) Ben Barry (OBE (IISS))
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 October 2025

Strategic Leadership Seminar
Date: 29 October 2025, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 November 2025

Russia's Hybrid War
Date: 4 November 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Bob Seely MBE
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Reflections on American foreign and defence policy by Shashank Joshi
Date: 11 November 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Shashank Joshi (The Economist)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Composing a Defence Review on Tech by Richard Barrons
Date: 12 November 2025, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : General Sir Richard Barrons
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA