Frederik is a final year DPhil student in International Relations. His research focusses on the strategic role of crime control and anti-corruption efforts in US military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Besides his interest in US foreign policy he also maintains a larger interest in international security politics, Russian politics, and compliance. He is a research assistant for the Global Security Programme at Pembroke College.

Haydn is a DPhil/PhD Candidate in International Relations, and has an MSc in Politics Research and a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE), all from the University of Oxford. His thesis 'Bombs, Bugs, Bytes and Bots' is on the history and future of arms control - what lessons from the varied success of arms control regimes for nuclear, biological and cyber weapons can be applied to international governance of artificial intelligence?

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Joel Battle is a DPhil International Relations student at the Department of Politics and International Relations; his supervisor is Professor Lauren Sukin. His doctoral research explores how technological change influences the United States’ nuclear strategy, and how this strategic adjustment then impacts US deterrence capabilities. Before beginning his doctoral research, Joel graduated with distinction from the Oxford MPhil International Relations program.