Wednesday 1 May, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

oxford Technology and Security Nexus

Topic: China’s AI Capabilities, Governance, and International Engagement

Speaker: Sihao Huang, Department of Politics and International Relations

The Oxford Technology and Security Nexus meets at Nuffield College as well as hybrid on Zoom. The group ultimately aims to break down siloes between academic research and policy/security practitioners’ work, demystify the political and security implications of new technologies, and foster better findings- and ideas-sharing among the broader Oxford community invested in these topics.

Attendance to all sessions is open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 29 April, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: Israel‐Hamas War: Intelligence, Technology, & Asymmetric Warfare

Speaker: Andrew Badger, Former Defense Intelligence Agency Case Officer, Defense SME

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College

Wednesday 24 April, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

oxford Technology and Security Nexus

Topic:AI, Labor Practices, and the Future of Work
Speaker: Nikki Sun,Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative

The Oxford Technology and Security Nexus meets at Nuffield College as well as hybrid on Zoom. The group ultimately aims to break down siloes between academic research and policy/security practitioners’ work, demystify the political and security implications of new technologies, and foster better findings- and ideas-sharing among the broader Oxford community invested in these topics.

Attendance to all sessions is open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 22 April, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Annual Threats Report & Journal Launch, Drinks Reception

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College

Wednesday 6 March, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:Lessons from a Case Study of Social Media Disinformation

Fireside Chat: Rutendo Chabikwa (OII)

After : Cyber Strategy Group Social (all welcome)
Location The Oxford Retreat — Pub within short walk of Nuffield

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 4 March, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: Indo‐Pacific Crisis, Insider Threat, & Cyber‐Space Escalation

Facilitators: US-UK Practitioners, TBA to Participants

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 28 February, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:“Explainable AI” & Black Boxes within Black Boxes

Working Group Discussion

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 26 February, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: The Ukraine War Two Years On: Lessons for Technology & Autonomy

Speaker: Rob Rider, CBE, UK Defence Attaché to Germany (2015-20)

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 21 February, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic: Mapping the State of Judicial Technology & Policy in China

Fireside Chat: Lujain Ibrahim (OII)

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 19 February, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Supercharging AUKUS: Advanced Capabilities, Supply Chains, & Capital

Speaker: Adrian Jones, Co-Chair, AUKUS Defence Investor Network; FCDO (2009-20)

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 14 February, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:Supply Chain Politics for Emerging Technologies

Working Group Discussion

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 12 February, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: U.S.‐China Competition, Emerging Technologies, and Alliances

Speaker: To Be Announced to Members

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 7 February, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:Tracing transformation in Intelligence: Open-Source Intelligence and AI

Fireside Chat: Angeliki Martinou (Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies)

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 5 February, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: AUKUS Advanced Cyber Capabilities, Strategy, and Integration

Speaker: Ciaran Martin, CB, GCHQ NCSC CEO (2016-20); Professor of Practice (Oxford)

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 31 January, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:Democratization of AI & Global Equity in Technology

Working Group Discussion

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 29 January, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: Defense Innovation: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, & Finance

Speaker: James Galkowski, Partner, Silicon Valley Defense Group; White House (2018-20)

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 24 January, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:Military AI & Nuclear Security

Fireside Chat: Noah Greene (Center for a New American Security)

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 22 January, 17.00
Pembroke College and Online

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: Russo‐Ukrainian War: The Private Sector & Emerging Technologies

Speaker: Dr. Hugo Rosemont, Visting Senior Research Fellow, KCL; Policy Director, KBR

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 17 January, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:Compute as a Critical Resource

Working Group Discussion

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Wednesday 29 November, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:Current Issues in Educating Public Officials about Emerging Technologies

Working Group Discussion, Followed by Pub Social

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 27 November, 17.00
Boyd Room, Hertford College

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: Grand Strategy & Great Power Technology Competition

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Boyd Room, Hertford College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 22 November, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic:The Technology Private Sector as a site of US-China Competition

Fireside chat: Virginia Nizza, DPIR

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 20 November, 17.00
Boyd Room, Hertford College

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic:Great Power Competition & Disinformation in Africa

Caroline Baylon, Director All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations

Overview: Disinformation in Africa is a growing concern, with Russian disinformation promoting anti-Western sentiment and contributing to a series of coups that have toppled democratically elected governments in recent years. Meanwhile, China is increasingly active in spreading disinformation in the region. The challenge is compounded by recent advancements in AI, which serve to amplify the impact of disinformation. Caroline Baylon will present her research on the disinformation landscape in Africa, including her recent work for the French government and ECOWAS in West Africa.

Speaker Bio: Caroline Baylon has a background in cybersecurity and AI, international security, and foresight. She runs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations in the UK Parliament, which focuses on mitigating global catastrophic risks and the need for greater long-term thinking to do so. She recently served as an expert for the French government for a project aimed at improving cybersecurity and countering disinformation in West Africa carried out in partnership with ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States). Caroline has also conducted research for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) on fostering internet development and countering cybercrime in Ghana. She has been a research associate with the Emerging Threats Group at Oxford University since spring 2023.

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Boyd Room, Hertford College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 15 November, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic: Intelligence Services and Artificial Intelligence

Working Group Discussion,
co-led by Carla Zoe Cramer, Huamn Information Processing Lab

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 13 November, 17.00
Boyd Room, Hertford College and MS Teams

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic:Terrorism, Prediction, and Emerging Technologies

Speaker: Joshua Stewart (Oxford)

We are at a dangerous intersection in the counterterrorism (CT) world as it becomes second tier priority against great state competition. The next decade of domestic CT will be defined by the ideological fragmentation of extremists which complicates CT work at the backdrop of exacerbating mental health and criminality overlaps. However, we are also seeing a return of upstream sanctuary-based terrorism with the fall of Afghanistan and ungoverned space in the Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa. The shock terror attacks launched by Hamas in October, underwritten by the threat of Hezbollah and Iran, also hammers home that CT and COIN is back – not that it ever went away. The exquisite capabilities and sensors of today and tomorrow must not forget the basics of yesterday as Israel’s catastrophic intelligence failure has reminded us. A back to basics of intelligence collection and assessment is vital, whilst not falling behind in the arms of race of AI enabled intelligence operations. Overall, the CT environment is getting more complex and mutative, and this threatens to rapidly undermine successes of last two decades.

Joshua Stewart is the National Security Research Fellow at the Airey Neave Trust and a postgraduate at the University of Oxford, where he also held a Fellowship with the Changing Character of War Centre.

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Boyd Room, Hertford College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 8 November, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic: Implications for Artificial Intelligence on Military and Political Decision-Making

Fireside Chat: Adam McCauley, Oxford

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Monday 6 November, 17.00
Boyd Room, Hertford College

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: Artificial Intelligence, Decision-Making, and the Future of Conflict

Speaker: Adam McCauley

Our guest speaker will present the key arguments and implications of his current manuscript, The Price of Certainty. His book offers the first systematic assessment of how AI systems, and the tools they produce, will reshape political and military decision-making. These technologies will offer faster-than-human calculation and handle data volumes that far exceed human cognitive capabilities. As these tools demonstrate their operational advantages, they will definitively reform how we, as humans, think about, understand, and act in the world. Most worryingly, these changes threaten to fundamentally reshape the strategic grammar (and upend extant theories) of international relations.

Adam McCauley is a trained journalist, holds a DPhil (International Relations @ Oxford) and currently works as a senior analyst with the Department of National Defence (Canada). His current manuscript, The Price of Certainty: Artificial Intelligence, Decision-Making, and the Future of Conflict, is under contract with McGill-Queens University Press. You can learn more about his work at: www.anmccauley.com

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Boyd Room, Hertford College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Thursday 2 November, 15.00
Boyd Room, Hertford College

*Please note change of date and time

Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group

Topic: Cognitive Warfare, Theory, Practice, & Legalities

Christopher Morris runs a weekly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Boyd Room, Hertford College
Online: Microsoft Teams

Wednesday 1 November, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic: Deepfakes and Disinformation II

Fireside Chat: Cassidy Bereskin (OII)

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.

Wednesday 25 October, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College

Cyber Strategy & Technology Studies working Group

Topic: Deepfakes and Disinformation I

Working Group Discussion

The Cyber Strategy and Tech Statecraft Group meets every Wednesday during term-time. It has a hybrid meeting format, held in person in the Chester Room at Nuffield College (in person) and on Microsoft Teams (online).

Preparatory materials will be sent in advance of the session, together with discussion questions for the session. Some background knowledge or experience of the topic is recommended but not required.

Attendance to all sessions are open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.