CCW Recommended Seminars
Talks:

Friday 8 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Regional dimensions of the Gaza crisis, and the Arab role in the UN Security Council
Date: 8 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Mouin Rabbani, Hasmik Egian
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Monday 11 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Psychological Inoculation Against Misinformation
Date: 11 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Sander van der Linden (University of Cambridge)
Venue: New Radcliffe House, Walton Street OX2 6NW
Venue Details: Seminar 2nd floor
Organiser: Professor Matthew Rushworth (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Shelley McKeown-Jones (University of Oxford)

The politics of bureaucratic purges in revolutionary Iran (1978-1982)
Date: 11 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Guillaume Beaud (Sciences Po)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford)
Host: Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College

Nightmares of Decolonization: Paramilitary Violence and the Making of South Asia
Date: 11 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Ali Raza (Lahore University of Management Sciences)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Online - Zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Long shadow of the Holodomor
Date: 11 November 2024, 17:00 - 19:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Daria Mattingly (University of Chichester)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Dr Zbigniew Wojnowski (St Antony's College)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Implementing AI systems in Government
Date: 12 November 2024, 13:30 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

CANCELLED: Sacred Places Tell Tales: Jewish Life and Heritage in Modern Cairo
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 12 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:45 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Yoram Meital (Ben-Gurion University)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Laurent Mignon (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

OSSG: Insurgency in the 21st Century
Date: 12 November 2024, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: Old Library in All Souls College
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 13 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Present and Future of US Politics: The Urban-Suburban Divide
Date: 13 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:45 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Kimberly Johnson (University of Oxford)
Venue: Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room
Organisers: Adam Smith (Oxford), Daniel Rowe (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Workshop: Stakeholder mapping for Academic-Policy Engagement for Social Sciences
Date: 13 November 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team), Noora Kanfash (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)
Venue: 6 Worcester Street, 6 Worcester Street OX1 2BX
Venue Details: Cherwell and Thames rooms
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Reading, Writing, and Teaching Global History Now
Date: 13 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Erica Charters (Oxford), Professor Manuel Barcia Paz (Leeds), Professor Richard Drayton (KCL)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: Suchintan Das (Oxford), Sana Shah (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Title TBC
Date: 13 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:45 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Deborah Haynes (Sky News)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 14 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Credibility of Issue Linkage: How Treaty Recognition Unites Firms and Activists in Promoting Trade Liberalization
Date: 14 November 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Boram Lee (LSE)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Rachel Roberts (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Compute North vs. Compute South: The Uneven Possibilities of Compute-based AI Governance Around the Globe
Date: 14 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

After Ostpolitik: Germany and Ukraine in a new Europe
Date: 14 November 2024, 16:30 - 17:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: St John's College, St Giles OX1 3JP
Venue Details: St John's College New seminar room
Organiser: Dr Ian Klinke (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 15 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization
Date: 15 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Elham Fakhro (Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Middle East Centre, Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Pascal Menoret (Magdalen College)

Monday 18 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Intent to Destroy: Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine
Date: 18 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Eugene Finkel (John Hopkins)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford)
Host: Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College

Tuesday 19 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Integrated Deterrence
Date: 19 November 2024, 13:30 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

OSSG: The Future of Intelligence in the Face of Unprecedented Global Geopolitical Threats
Date: 19 November 2024, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Harry Kemsley
Venue: All Souls College, 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.
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 20 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Present and Future of US Politics: Political Violence
Date: 20 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:45 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Desmond Kind (University of Oxford)
Venue: Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room
Organisers: Adam Smith (Oxford), Daniel Rowe (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

How the Navy saved Britain 1793-1798
Date: 20 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Rachel Blackman-Rogers (KCL)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Revisiting Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach
Date: 21 November 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Başak Çalı (University of Oxford), Laurence Helfer (Duke)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Rachel Roberts (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Turning the Tide: Government Action to Counter Ransomware
Date: 21 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

God's Man in Iraq: The Life and Leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
Date: 21 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Sajad Jiyad
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organisers: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford), Middle East Centre
Host: Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Friday 22 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Writing Middle Eastern lives: biography in modern Arab history
Date: 22 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Friday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Sonja Mejcher-Atassi (American University of Beirut), Professor Marilyn Booth (Magdalen College, Oxford), Dr Peter Hill (Northumbria University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Middle East Centre, Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Monday 25 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Strategic Leadership
Date: 25 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : General 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

Reaching the Converted: Understanding the Informant Enrollment Methods of the East German Stasi
Date: 25 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Barbara Piotrowska (King's College London)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford)
Host: Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College

Tuesday 26 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Drone Warfare
Date: 26 November 2024, 13:30 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

Saving Soviet Muslims: the politics of protection at Jerusalem's General Islamic Congress of 1931
Date: 26 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:45 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Roy Bar Sadeh (University of Manchester)
Venue: 68 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Laurent Mignon (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

The Making and Re-Making of Makers of Modern Strategy: war, strategy, and history
Date: 26 November 2024, 17:30 - 19:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Michael Finch (Australian Defence College Weston)
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Harold Lee Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

OSSG: Commander, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples; Commander, US Naval Forces in Europe and Africa
Date: 26 November 2024, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Admiral Stuart Munch
Venue: All Souls College, 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.
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 27 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Present and Future of US Politics: Shifting Voter Allegiances
Date: 27 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:45 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Richard Johnson (Queen Mary, University of London)
Venue: Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room
Organisers: Adam Smith (Oxford), Daniel Rowe (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Title TBC
Date: 27 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:45 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Yosuke Nagai (Accept International)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Paradox of International Adjudication
Date: 28 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Geraldo Vidigal (Amsterdam)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Rachel Roberts (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

AI Governance & U.S.-China Track II Diplomacy
Date: 28 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

Friday 29 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Gaza – a war on healthcare
Date: 29 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Nick Maynard (University of Oxford), Dr Debbie Harrington (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Dr Rebecca Ingliss (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Walter Armbrust (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Monday 2 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Do Sanctions on Terrorist Groups Work? Financial Adaptability, U.S. Sanctions, and Terrorist Attacks
Date: 2 December 2024, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Brian J. Phillips (University of Essex)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford)
Host: Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College

Tuesday 3 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The threat posed by commercial UAVs modified by asymmetrical warfare actors
Date: 3 December 2024, 13:30 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

Wednesday 4 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Present and Future of US Politics: Conservatism
Date: 4 December 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Desmond Kind (University of Oxford), Gillian Peele (University of Oxford)
Venue: Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room
Organisers: Adam Smith (Oxford), Daniel Rowe (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Violent Seas: Experience, Representation, and Technology of Naval Warfare, 1665–1783
Date: 4 December 2024, 17:15 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Sarah von Hagen (Göttingen)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Diplomatic Pressure, Policy Autonomy, and Human Rights Reform: Evidence from a Natural Experiment at the United Nations
Date: 5 December 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Avery Schmidt (Brown)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Rachel Roberts (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Defining antisemitism: what is the point?
Date: 5 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Shai Lavi (Tel Aviv University), Dr Brian Klug (Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Middle East Centre, Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Friday 6 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Cyber Incidents, Ethics, and Armed Conflict
Date: 6 December 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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

This list contains talks from the following series:
CCW: Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group
Changing Character of War (CCW) Seminar Series
Changing Character of War Centre: Strategic Leadership Seminar Series
China Centre Conversation series
Cyber Strategy and Technology Studies Working Group
Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft
Education, Purpose and Human Flourishing in Uncertain Times
Feminist Political Economy of War and Peace: Fulbright Seminar Series
Fulbright Seminar Series, Trinity Term 2023: The Meaning of War
History of War Seminar Series
International Relations of China
IR Research Colloquium
Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series
OSSG Weekly Talks
Oxford Smart Space Series
Oxford Technology & Security Nexus
Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (OUSSG) Weekly Seminar
RESC Monday Seminar, Hilary Term 2024
RESC Monday Seminar, Michaelmas Term 2023
Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre Monday Seminar
T.E Lawrence Program on Conflict and Violence
T. E. Lawrence Program on Conflict and Violence – Speaker Series
T. E. Lawrence Workshop on Conflict and Violence
The 2022 Leverhulme Lectures - Civil Wars in Europe 1912-1949
The Present and Future of US Politics
Transformative Justice for the Post-COVID Transition: Insights from Leaders of Transitional Countries