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Name: Severin Dauer
University of Oxford
Events this person is hosting:
Monday 10 March 2025
The EU in the Age of Trump: Evolution, Expansion, and the UK’s Diminishing Role?
Date: 10 March 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
John Peet (The Economist)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Gillese Badun Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Nicolas Oisin Kennedy Baleztena (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Europe: The View from Britain – A Politico-Philosophical Exploration of European Identity and Britishness
Date: 30 April 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Professor Simon Glendinning (LSE)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: C. Day Lewis Room
Organisers:
Nicolas Oisin Kennedy Baleztena (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 29 May 2025
Zeitenwende? Europe between Putin, Trump and Xi
Date: 29 May 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Professor Timothy Garton Ash (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Okinaga Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Nicolas Oisin Kennedy Baleztena (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Towards a military union? The role of the military within the EU
Date: 4 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Coenraad Reumer (European Union Military Staff (EUMS))
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Friday 7 November 2025
Russia's Fanatic Quest for Immortality and the Threat to Europe
Date: 7 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Anton Shekhovtsov (Central European University)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Friday 14 November 2025
Protecting Europe’s Southern Flank: The New Scramble for Africa
Date: 14 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Charlie Stuart (EU External Action Service (EEAS))
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Europe's Survival and the Politics of Zeitenwende
Date: 18 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Johannes Volkmann (German Parliament (Bundestag))
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 27 November 2025
After the Break: How Brexit Reshaped Britain’s Power and Prosperity
Date: 27 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Anand Menon (King’s College London),
John Springford (Centre for European Reform)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Saturday 29 November 2025
Warfare and Solidarity: On the Frontline of Europe’s Defence in Ukraine
Date: 29 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Jonas Ohman (Blue/Yellow)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 4 December 2025
Student and youth European activism in times of democratic backsliding and rising populism
Date: 4 December 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Valentin Dupouey-Sterdyniak (College of Europe)
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Greenland, Trump, and the EU’s Strategic Wake-Up Call: Can Europe Protect Its Interests?
Date: 21 January 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Sir Ivan Rogers (formerly Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 28 January 2026
The ECA's role in the EU: Contributions to the Union and emerging challenges
Date: 28 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Tony Murphy (President of the European Court of Auditors)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 29 January 2026
The Grey Zone: Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in Europe
Date: 29 January 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Deividas Slekys (University of Vilnius)
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 18 February 2026
European Security Today: Challenges in the Baltic Region
Date: 18 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Asta Radikaitė (Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Langford Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 26 February 2026
The deconstruction of our society and the end of enlightenment – can we save Western democracy?
Date: 26 February 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Andreas Zivy (President of the Swiss Democracy Foundation)
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Arthur Kroen (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 5 March 2026
How Wars End: Military Scenarios for Peace in Russia´s War Against Ukraine
Date: 5 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Captain Dmytro Donskoi (Armed Forces of Ukraine),
Vice-Admiral Luc Raynal (French Armed Forces),
LtCol Nadir Attar (German Armed Forces),
Col Wolfgang Weichselberger (Austrian Armed Forces)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Arthur Kroen (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Europe at a Crossroads: Decline or Renewal?
Date: 10 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Outi Slotboom (European Commission)
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 12 March 2026
Will Orbán win? National Elections in Hungary and the Future of Europe
Date: 12 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Miklós Hajnal (Member of Parliament of Hungary),
Dr Dimitar Bechev (University of Oxford),
Eli Gateva (Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Arthur Kroen (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Events this person is organising:
Thursday 6 March 2025
EU / UK-US relations after the Trump-Zelensky falling-out
Date: 6 March 2025, 18:00 - 19:30
Speaker
:
Nick Harvey (European Movement UK)
Venue: St Antony's College - Main Site, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Syndicate Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Nicolas Oisin Kennedy Baleztena (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Monday 10 March 2025
The EU in the Age of Trump: Evolution, Expansion, and the UK’s Diminishing Role?
Date: 10 March 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
John Peet (The Economist)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Gillese Badun Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Nicolas Oisin Kennedy Baleztena (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Europe: The View from Britain – A Politico-Philosophical Exploration of European Identity and Britishness
Date: 30 April 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Professor Simon Glendinning (LSE)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: C. Day Lewis Room
Organisers:
Nicolas Oisin Kennedy Baleztena (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 7 May 2025
The EU in the Age of Trump: Evolution, Expansion, and the UK’s Diminishing Role?
Date: 7 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Jonathan Freedland (Columnist for The Guardian newspaper)
Venue: Somerville College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HD
Venue Details: Flora Anderson Hall
Organisers:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford),
European Movement
Host:
Jan Royall (Principal of Somerville)
Thursday 15 May 2025
Fireside Chat with Kateryna Yushchenko, First Lady of Ukraine (2005-2010)
Date: 15 May 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Kateryna Yushchenko (First Lady of Ukraine (2005-2010))
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Langford Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr. Judy La Porte (University of Oxford)
Thursday 29 May 2025
Zeitenwende? Europe between Putin, Trump and Xi
Date: 29 May 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Professor Timothy Garton Ash (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Okinaga Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Nicolas Oisin Kennedy Baleztena (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Monday 2 June 2025
"Courageous or Coerced?" Europe´s role in a changing geopolitical order
Date: 2 June 2025, 17:45 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Lukas Mandl (European Parliament)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Beckington Room
Organisers:
Europeanist Society (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Europeanist Society (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Towards a military union? The role of the military within the EU
Date: 4 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Coenraad Reumer (European Union Military Staff (EUMS))
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Friday 7 November 2025
Russia's Fanatic Quest for Immortality and the Threat to Europe
Date: 7 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Anton Shekhovtsov (Central European University)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Friday 14 November 2025
Protecting Europe’s Southern Flank: The New Scramble for Africa
Date: 14 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Charlie Stuart (EU External Action Service (EEAS))
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Europe's Survival and the Politics of Zeitenwende
Date: 18 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Johannes Volkmann (German Parliament (Bundestag))
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 27 November 2025
After the Break: How Brexit Reshaped Britain’s Power and Prosperity
Date: 27 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Anand Menon (King’s College London),
John Springford (Centre for European Reform)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Saturday 29 November 2025
Warfare and Solidarity: On the Frontline of Europe’s Defence in Ukraine
Date: 29 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Jonas Ohman (Blue/Yellow)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 4 December 2025
Student and youth European activism in times of democratic backsliding and rising populism
Date: 4 December 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Valentin Dupouey-Sterdyniak (College of Europe)
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Greenland, Trump, and the EU’s Strategic Wake-Up Call: Can Europe Protect Its Interests?
Date: 21 January 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Sir Ivan Rogers (formerly Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 28 January 2026
The ECA's role in the EU: Contributions to the Union and emerging challenges
Date: 28 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Tony Murphy (President of the European Court of Auditors)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 29 January 2026
The Grey Zone: Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in Europe
Date: 29 January 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Deividas Slekys (University of Vilnius)
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Monday 16 February 2026
Spanish Foreign Policy in an Era of Uncertainty
Date: 16 February 2026, 17:45 - 18:45
Speaker
:
Ildefonso Castro (Partido Popular)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Owen Walker Room
Organisers:
David Garciandía Igal (Faculty of Law, Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
David Garciandía Igal (Faculty of Law, Oxford)
Wednesday 18 February 2026
European Security Today: Challenges in the Baltic Region
Date: 18 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Asta Radikaitė (Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Langford Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 26 February 2026
The deconstruction of our society and the end of enlightenment – can we save Western democracy?
Date: 26 February 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Andreas Zivy (President of the Swiss Democracy Foundation)
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Arthur Kroen (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 5 March 2026
How Wars End: Military Scenarios for Peace in Russia´s War Against Ukraine
Date: 5 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Captain Dmytro Donskoi (Armed Forces of Ukraine),
Vice-Admiral Luc Raynal (French Armed Forces),
LtCol Nadir Attar (German Armed Forces),
Col Wolfgang Weichselberger (Austrian Armed Forces)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Lower Lecture Room
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Arthur Kroen (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Europe at a Crossroads: Decline or Renewal?
Date: 10 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Outi Slotboom (European Commission)
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Host:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 12 March 2026
Will Orbán win? National Elections in Hungary and the Future of Europe
Date: 12 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Miklós Hajnal (Member of Parliament of Hungary),
Dr Dimitar Bechev (University of Oxford),
Eli Gateva (Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Arthur Kroen (University of Oxford),
Severin Dauer (University of Oxford)