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Name: Zachary Turinsky
University of Oxford
Events this person is organising:
Thursday 23 October 2025
HYBRID DAWN Wargame on Strategic Technologies, Emerging Futures Crisis Exercise
Date: 23 October 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 27 October 2025
Algorithmic Warfare: Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Target Selection
Date: 27 October 2025, 17:30 - 18:45
Speaker
s:
Tsvetelina van Benthem (Blavatnik School of Government),
Broderick McDonald (Alan Turing Institute Visiting Fellow),
Adam McCauley (Journalist, Academic, & Senior Policy Advisor Government of Canada)
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 3 November 2025
Hidden Frontiers: Emerging Issues, Black Swans in Geopolitics, Defence, and Security
Date: 3 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
s:
Latika M Bourke (ANU National Security College),
Dr. Sebastian Seidel (BwConsulting),
Jutta Doberstein (NYT Author),
Taylor El Hage (International SOS),
Dr. Matthew Finch (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Treason, Terrorism, and Betrayal: Why Individuals Cross the Line
Date: 5 November 2025, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr William Costanza (Georgetown University)
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 10 November 2025
Quantum Supremacy: Technology, Strategy, and International Order Panel
Date: 10 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
s:
Mauritz Kop (Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology),
Dr. Simson Garfinkel (BasisTech),
Angus Lockhart (SECQAI),
Professor Michael Holynski (UK Quantum Technology Research Hub)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 17 November 2025
Globally Critical Infrastructure: Sovereignty, Security, and Emerging Fault Lines
Date: 17 November 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Zachary Kallenborn (KCL)
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Military Innovation, Harsh Realities: Lessons from Recent Conflicts with Eitan Shamir
Date: 18 November 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Professor Eitan Shamir (Director, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies)
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 24 November 2025
TITAN FORGE: NATO, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Race for Machine Speed
Date: 24 November 2025, 17:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Expert Practitioners
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 1 December 2025
Precision Warfare: AI, Genomics, and the Future of Biosecurity
Date: 1 December 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 12 December 2025
A Fireside Chat with Nicholas J. Rasmussen and Avril Haines
Date: 12 December 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
s:
Nicholas Rasmussen (University of Arizona),
Avril Haines (All Souls College)
Organisers:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford),
Alexander Beck (University of Oxford),
Oxford International Relations Society
Hosts:
TBA
