We are delighted to invite you to our sixth event of Michaelmas 2022, which will take place on Tuesday, November 15, in the Old Library at All Souls College at 8:30pm. As always, there will be a wine reception prior to the event, starting at 8pm. The speaker will be former Senior Editor of the Economist Edward Lucas, who will be speaking to us on ‘The New Cold War: Winners and Losers’.
 

Martin Wolf and Sarah O'Connor's articles in the Financial Times have helped many people understand the pressing political and economic issues that have affected us. Now, in an age of economic instability, policial polarization and war, how should we understand and process this new global landscape? Are we entering into an age of sustained recession? Where is the UK heading in the time of Sunak? Can we build an inclusive and multicultural society with a balance of accountability and technology?

This seminar will discuss the intensifying convergence of cyberspace and geopolitics on the backdrop of a resurgent Russia and an increasingly assertive China. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked renewed debate about the limits and possibilities of cyber capabilities in war. China's rise heralds new challenges of cybersecurity in economic and democratic contexts. How will geopolitically motivated cyber threats evolve and how can democratic nations address them?

A panel discussion on the rules of international law relating to treatment by belligerents of prisoners of War. The panelists will examine discuss the Updated Commentaries on the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War that was recently produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). What motivated the ICRC to update the commentaries and what methodology was adopted in doing so?

Recent econometric findings show that in addition to the annual mean temperature also day-to-day temperature variability and changes in the rainfall distribution have an impact on economic growth. Using these findings and the latest projections of the multi-model climate model ensemble, we project the next 20 years of economic change due to climate change.

Join us and our panel as they explore the relationship between climate change and mental health and how culture, politics and history modulate this interaction.

In March 2022, Member States of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) adopted an historic resolution establishing an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC).

Developing solar technologies for producing carbon-neutral transportation fuels has become a global energy challenge, especially for the long-haul aviation sector.

A promising solution are drop-in fuels produced from H2O and CO2 − synthetic alternatives for petroleum-derived liquid hydrocarbons such as kerosene, gasoline or diesel, which are compatible with the worldwide existing infrastructures for fuel distribution, storage, and end-use.

Topics: The War - its features and its course; Ukrainian politics before and after the war; Social and economic reconstruction; Ukraine, Europe and the future of world order