The Geopolitical Challenge in International Relations ("Geopolitics and the Critique of Liberal Order" Workshop Keynote)

Abstract: Geopolitics is one of the oldest ways of thinking about world politics. Yet it is a way of thinking that is remarkably marginal in the discipline of International Relations. This absence is not an accident. It has a politics and a history. Putting sophisticated traditions of geopolitics back into IR challenges not only its dominant historical narratives and theoretical perspectives, but many of the most important political commitments that lie beneath those narratives and perspectives.

Geopolitics and the Critique of Liberal Order: Two-Day Workshop

The rise of the political far right across western democracies in the 2010s and the Russian invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 have drawn attention to the role of illiberal and anti-liberal thought in world politics. There is today a growing awareness, both in scholarly and media debates, of the ways in which formal geopolitical visions of the political right shape the formulation of contemporary foreign policy.

Blavatnik Election Briefings: Indonesia Votes - Understanding the Indonesian Election: Lessons from the World's Third-Largest Democracy

Indonesia, the world's fourth-most populous country (270 million), held its election on 14 February 2024. As the world's third-largest democracy and the largest Muslim-majority democracy, Indonesia's election is not only a crucial domestic affair but also an event with global significance.

From Space Internet to Cloud Computing: the future of big tech is in infrastructure

The future of the tech industry is in infrastructure not data. This means that those who control the infrastructure of Internet—and other key infrastructural technologies like cloud computing and chips—control the bounds of public speech, economic production, social cohesion, and politics, making infrastructure a core political terrain in the networked age. This afternoon we bring together three expert panelists to discuss this topic through their contributions to a recently published book, called Eaten by the Internet.

The New Era of Digital Diplomacy: The Future of AI and the Metaverse for International Relations

In our rapidly evolving digital world, the realms of diplomacy and peacebuilding are experiencing transformative changes, guided by advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and other emerging technologies. This session will offer an insightful exploration into how these technologies are being integrated into global diplomacy efforts and peace initiatives.

Nawara Alaboud

I am reading for a DPhil in Politics at University College. Prior to joining Oxford, I completed a BA in Ethics and Politics at Bard College Berlin, with a year of study abroad at Sciences Po's Euro-American Campus.

My academic interests revolve around violent conflict, social movements and political economy of development in the MENA region. My current research focuses on the political trajectories that countries take in the aftermath of civil wars and the social and political dynamics that drive them.

My MPhil degree is funded by the Rhodes Scholarship.

Panel Discussion: 'The great carbon market debate: is it over for offsetting?'

Critics and proponents of offsetting agree: achieving global net zero emissions is essential. But how we get there is up for debate.

Once hailed as a key solution to help individuals, organisations and governments achieve net zero emissions, offsetting approaches, and the carbon market underpinning them, have been plagued by bad actors, bad credits, and bad press.
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