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Name: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
University of Oxford
https://www.oussg.uk/
Events this person is hosting:
Tuesday 19 January 2021
The Case for a National Cyber Security Director
Date: 19 January 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Former Congressman Mike Rogers
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Can a Dictatorship be a Member of the EU?
Date: 26 January 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor Timothy Garton Ash (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 2 February 2021
The Strategic Importance of GPS
Date: 2 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Kishan Patel (US Space Force)
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Security: What's Climate Change Got to Do with It?
Date: 9 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Dr Geoffrey D Dabelko (Ohio University)
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Xenowar: Computational Clausewitz, the PRC/CCP Cryptosphere and Strategic Society Mechanisms for a Planetary Era
Date: 16 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Tom Sear (University of New South Wales)
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Why Nations Rise
Date: 23 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor Manjari Chatterjee Miller (Boston University)
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Bringing Defence into the 21st Century
Date: 2 March 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Dr Will Roper (US Air Force)
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Key Policy Challenges Facing Biden in his First Year
Date: 9 March 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Dr Lindsay Newman (IHS Markit)
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 16 May 2023
The Changing of the Guard: The British Army Since 9/11
Date: 16 May 2023, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Simon Akam
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 14 October 2025
The Politics of American National Security: One Year of Trump 2.0
Date: 14 October 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Dr Peter Feaver (Duke University)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Title TBC
Date: 21 October 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Stephen Hickey (Middle East at the Foreign Office, Former UK Ambassador to Iraq)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 28 October 2025
War Without Oversight: Challenges to the Deployment of Autonomous Weapon Systems
Date: 28 October 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 4 November 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Johannes Müller (Airbus Defence and Space)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 11 November 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
HE Ng Teck Hwan (High Commission of Singapore to the United Kingdom)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 18 November 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Tom Sharpe OBE (Royal Navy (Retd))
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 2 December 2025
After Exit: Assessing the Consequences of the Withdrawal of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Date: 2 December 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Dr Richard Caplan (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Events this person is organising:
Tuesday 1 February 2022
Taking the Temperature: Climate Fragility vs Climate Unity
Date: 1 February 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Camilla Born (Deputy Director, UK Strategy, COP 26)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Human Rights at Sea: Problems and Prospects
Date: 8 February 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Professor Steven Haines
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 11 February 2022
The Twitter War for Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: 11 February 2022, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Major Bruce Gudmunsson
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Machine Intelligence and the Changing Keys to Power
Date: 15 February 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Lt Col Al Brown (Visting Fellow Oxford University and CCW)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 22 February 2022
China-India Relations and the Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific
Date: 22 February 2022, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Commodore Abhay Kumar Singh
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Major Ideas and Ideologies in Far Right Movements
Date: 1 March 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Professor Peter Neumann
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Decentring EU Foreign Policy
Date: 8 March 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Dr Sarah Wolff
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 26 April 2022
30th Anniversary of the Collapse of the USSR: the Rapid Demise and Long-term Consequences
Date: 26 April 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Kataryna Wolczuk (University of Birmingham)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group,
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Psycho-Social Perspectives Missing from Discussions about the War on Ukraine
Date: 3 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Dr Sarah Wolff
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group,
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 10 May 2022
Is The Russian Army Rotten?
Date: 10 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Shashank Joshi (The Economist)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group,
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 17 May 2022
American Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Date: 17 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Dr Peter Feaver
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organisers:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group,
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Russkiy Mir Expansionism, Ukraine's Military Successes, and Russian Failures
Date: 24 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Aurimas Navys
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group,
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 7 June 2022
UK Space Command, A Year On
Date: 7 June 2022, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey (UK Space Command)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group,
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 16 May 2023
The Changing of the Guard: The British Army Since 9/11
Date: 16 May 2023, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Simon Akam
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 30 May 2023
Organising for a Charitable Response to War
Date: 30 May 2023, 20:00 - 21:00
Speaker
:
Tomek Sikora (Sparrows for Ukraine)
Venue: All Souls College Library, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library at All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 6 June 2023
From Integrated Deterrence to Integrated Defence: Lessons for U.S. Strategy from the Ukraine War
Date: 6 June 2023, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Professor Antulio Echevarria (CCW & US Army War College)
Venue: All Souls College Library, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Main access to the Old Library is via a steep staircase. Arrangements can be made for those with limited mobility to use a stairlift and a Fellow’s room to gain access. Please let us know at least one day in advance if you require this type of assistance. Capacity is limited so please arrive early.
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 10 October 2023
Civilians at War: Civil Society and the Defence of Ukraine
Date: 10 October 2023, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
:
Dr. Julia Muravska
Venue: All Souls College Library, High Street OX1 4AL
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Mexican Geopolitics and Security
Date: 24 October 2023, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Finnish Ambassador to the UK: Finland's Accession to NATO
Date: 31 October 2023, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 28 November 2023
Mental Health and the Moral Component of Warfighting
Date: 28 November 2023, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Peace and Security in the Middle East
Date: 20 February 2024, 20:30 - 21:30
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College Library, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Main access to the Old Library is via a steep staircase. Arrangements can be made for those with limited mobility to use a stairlift and a Fellow’s room to gain access. Please let us know if you require this type of assistance. Capacity is limited so please arrive early.
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 22 October 2024
OUSSG: Chinese Private Security Companies: Neither Blackwater nor the Wagner Group (Dr Alessandro Arduino)
Date: 22 October 2024, 20:00 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Dr Alessandro Arduino (King's College London)
Venue Details: Main access to the Old Library is via a steep staircase. Arrangements can be made for those with limited mobility to use a stairlift and a Fellow’s room to gain access. Please let us know if you require this type of assistance. Capacity is limited so please arrive early.
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 14 October 2025
The Politics of American National Security: One Year of Trump 2.0
Date: 14 October 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Dr Peter Feaver (Duke University)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Title TBC
Date: 21 October 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Stephen Hickey (Middle East at the Foreign Office, Former UK Ambassador to Iraq)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 28 October 2025
War Without Oversight: Challenges to the Deployment of Autonomous Weapon Systems
Date: 28 October 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 4 November 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Johannes Müller (Airbus Defence and Space)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 11 November 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
HE Ng Teck Hwan (High Commission of Singapore to the United Kingdom)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Title TBC
Date: 18 November 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Tom Sharpe OBE (Royal Navy (Retd))
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 2 December 2025
After Exit: Assessing the Consequences of the Withdrawal of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Date: 2 December 2025, 20:30 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Dr Richard Caplan (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library, All Souls College
Organiser:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
