UK-China Relations: The State of Play
Join the Oxford China Policy Lab for a discussion on the future of UK-China relations with Sam Hogg, founder and editor of the weekly Beijing to Britain newsletter. A Q&A session will follow the discussion.
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.
Kim Jong Un has broken with decades of North Korean policy – does it mean he’s planning for war?
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.
DPIR’s Biruk Terrefe publishes paper on infrastructure and sovereignty in the Horn of Africa
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.
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.
Book talk: 'Not the end of the world: how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet'
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children.
But in this talk, data scientist Hannah Ritchie, author of Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet will discuss with Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School, that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges.
But in this talk, data scientist Hannah Ritchie, author of Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet will discuss with Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School, that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges.
"The Journey to 30 by 30"
This year, Professor Jonathan Baillie will speak on "The Journey to 30 by 30", charting the journey from today’s biodiversity crisis to the aspiration of 30% of the world’s natural habitats being protected by 2030.
The inequality of wealth
Wealth inequality has been rising for the last forty years and today the richest 10% of household hold 43% of the country’s wealth and the bottom 50% under a tenth.
There is evidence that high inequality has multiple negative consequences for individuals and societies, and possibly undermines democracy itself.
There is evidence that high inequality has multiple negative consequences for individuals and societies, and possibly undermines democracy itself.