OSSG: War, Strategy, and History: The Life and Work of Robert O'Neill
Please join us for a special event celebrating The Life and Work of Professor Robert O’Neill. Professor O’Neill was Chichele Professor of the History of War and Fellow of All Souls College 1987-2001, and was also deeply involved in the Oxford Strategic Studies Group. The OSSG and Professor Carter Malkasian (of the Naval Postgraduate School) will be hosting a day-long event with some of the world’s leading scholars and policymakers. A full schedule can be found below.

Schedule:
0900: Sally O’Neill, opening word on Professor O’Neill
0915: Francois Heisourg (IISS): Introduction to the conference
0920–1035: Panel on History and War
Cathleen Sarti (Oxford) – moderator
Hew Strachan (St Andrews) – Liddell Hart and Robert O’Neill
Peter Wilson (Oxford) – Current History of War
Dan Marston (Johns Hopkins) – History of War for the Military Practitioner
Yasmin Khan (Oxford) – presentation title TBD
1035–1100: Coffee break
1100-1215: Panel on Security in Asia.
Rosemary Foot (Oxford) – moderator
Nicola Leveringhaus (King’s College London) – Nuclear Deterrence in East Asia
John Nilsson-Wright (University of Cambridge) – Security in North East Asia
Carter Malkasian (Naval Postgraduate School) – Robert O’Neill and writing on Asia
1230-1345 – Lunch and Keynote, Lawrence Freedman
1400–1515 Panel on Connecting to Policy
John Chipman, Director IISS – moderator
Mats Berdal (King’s College London) – Academy, Policy, and Western-led Interventions
Adam Roberts (Oxford) – presentation title TBD
Rose Gottemoelller (Stanford) – presentation title TBD
John Nagl (Army War College) – presentation title TBD
Date: 10 July 2024, 9:00 (Wednesday, 12th week, Trinity 2024)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Main access to the Old Library is via a steep staircase. Arrangements can be made for those with limited mobility to use a stairlift and a Fellow’s room to gain access. Please let us know if you require this type of assistance.
Speakers: Sally O'Neill, Francois Heisourg (ISS), Cathleen Sarti (University of Oxford), Hew Strachan (University of St Andrews), Peter Wilson (University of Oxford), Dan Marston (John Hopkins University), Yasmin Khan (University of Oxford), Rosemary Foot (University of Oxford), Nicola Leveringhuas (King's College London), John Nilsson-Wright (University of Cambridge), Carter Malkasian (Naval Postgraduate School), John Chipman (ISS), Mats Berdal (King's College London), Adam Roberts (University of Oxford), Rose Gottemoeller (University of Stanford), John Nagl (Army War College)
Organiser contact email address: benjamin.smith@wolfson.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Benjamin Smith