Theo Hickfang
I am DPhil student in Political Theory at Wolfson College and the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. My research is funded by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation.
Ukraine’s controversial new plan to enlist more soldiers
Oxford Technology & Security Nexus — Space Policy, Data Centres on the Moon, and New Colonialism
This week, Yung Au will be speaking about Data centres on the moon and other stories: thinking about the coloniality of tech infrastructures.
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Oxford Technology & Security Nexus: Multilateral Institutions & AI governance
This week, Sam Daws will be speaking about multilateral institutions and AI, as well as the current UN negotiations on AI governance.
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Oxford Technology & Security Nexus — "Cloud empires’ physical footprint: How trade and security politics shape the global expansion of U.S. and Chinese data centre infrastructures"
This week, Dr. Vili Lehdonvirta and Boxi Wu will be presenting on their paper (written in conjunction with Zoe Hawkins): “Cloud empires’ physical footprint: How trade and security politics shape the global expansion of U.S. and Chinese data centre infrastructures”
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Paper Abstract
Oxford Technology & Security Nexus — Political and Environmental Impact of AI Supply Chains
This week, Dr. Ana Valdivia from the Oxford Internet Institute will be speaking on the political and environmental impact of AI and its supply chains.
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Oxford Technology & Security Nexus - Taiwan's satellite production & geopolitics
This week, Yi-Ting Chang will be speaking about Engineering the state: Taiwan's satellite production amid geopolitical tensions
Oxford Technology & Security Nexus — China's AI Posture and Capabilities
Note that we're back in the Chester Room this week.
This week, Sihao Huang will be speaking about China’s current “State of AI” and advanced technology posture.
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This week, Sihao Huang will be speaking about China’s current “State of AI” and advanced technology posture.
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Oxford Technology & Security Nexus — AI in the Workplace and Employment Power Dynamics
Note that this week we'll be in the Nuffield Cole Room.
This week, Nikki Sun will be speaking about how AI is being used in workplaces in China and its influence on the power dynamics between workers and employers.
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This week, Nikki Sun will be speaking about how AI is being used in workplaces in China and its influence on the power dynamics between workers and employers.
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China’s Military Rise: Two decades of catch up with the USA
Despite growing concerns over China’s military build-up and modernization there have been few attempts to understand the growth of China’s defence budget, its comparative size or composition. Available estimates of China’s military spending range implausibly from one quarter of the USA to near parity and, since the end of the Cold War, no statistical agencies or defence departments have reported international comparisons of real defence spending.