Name: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
https://www.oussg.uk/

Events this person is hosting:

Tuesday 12 October 2021 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Catastrophe in Afghanistan, Competition with China, and the Need to Rebuild Strategic Competence
Date: 12 October 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : HR McMaster
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 26 October 2021 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Russia and its Armed Forces: A view from the British Embassy
Date: 26 October 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Captain Chris Connolly OBE
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Thursday 4 November 2021 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

How ISIS Fights: present and future of nonstate combat effectiveness
Date: 4 November 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dr Omar Ashour
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 9 November 2021 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

UK-France Security and Defence Cooperation in a Post-Brexit World
Date: 9 November 2021, 18:00 - 19:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker s: Dr Alice Pannier, Admiral Luc Pagès, Dr Benedict Wilkinson
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 16 November 2021 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The American War in Afghanistan: Why We Failed
Date: 16 November 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dr Carter Malkasian
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 23 November 2021 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Scottish Foreign and Defence Policy and the Implications of Scottish Independence
Date: 23 November 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dame Mariot Leslie DCMG
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 30 November 2021 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Overseas Counter-Terrorism - how does the West defeat Al-Qaida and Islamic State?
Date: 30 November 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Will Evans OBE
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 16 January 2024 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

The Balancing Act: Defence sustainability versus the Sustainability of Defence
Date: 16 January 2024, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 1st week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organisers: TBA
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Events this person is organising:

Tuesday 11 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Trump, Europe and NATO: Back to the Future
Date: 11 February 2020, 20:30 - 21:55 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Dr Seth Johnston (Harvard)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 February 2020 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

The Utilities and Challenges of Western Security Force Assistance
Date: 18 February 2020, 20:30 - 21:55 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Major Ivor Wiltenburg (Changing Character of War Centre Visiting Fellow)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 March 2020 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Islam in a Changing World: Reform and the Battle of Narratives
Date: 10 March 2020, 20:30 - 21:55 (Tuesday, 8th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Ed Husain (Woodrow Wilson Centre for Scholars; Quilliam; Civitas)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 October 2020 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Spacepower and its Impact on Global Strategy
Date: 13 October 2020, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Dr Michael Martindale (US Space Force Association)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 20 October 2020 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Far Right Terrorism in 2020: Threats, Drivers, and Responses
Date: 20 October 2020, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Javed Ali (Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 October 2020 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Great Power Competition and Conflict: The Effect of Technological Change
Date: 27 October 2020, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Lieutenant General Michael Nagata (US Army)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 November 2020 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

European Defence in a Time of Global Change
Date: 3 November 2020, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Dr Daniel Fiott (EUISS)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 November 2020 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

How Public Opinion Reflects Policy Across Europe
Date: 10 November 2020, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Dr Susi Dennison (Director of European Power Program)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 November 2020 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Journalism and Pandemics in an Era of Media Distrust
Date: 17 November 2020, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Helene Cooper (New York Times Pentagon Correspondent)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 1 December 2020 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Effects of Political Polarization on Democratic Erosion
Date: 1 December 2020, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Dr Robert Blair (Director of Democratic Erosion Consortium)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 19 January 2021 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

The Case for a National Cyber Security Director
Date: 19 January 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Former Congressman Mike Rogers
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 26 January 2021 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Can a Dictatorship be a Member of the EU?
Date: 26 January 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Professor Timothy Garton Ash (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 2 February 2021 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

The Strategic Importance of GPS
Date: 2 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Kishan Patel (US Space Force)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 February 2021 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Security: What's Climate Change Got to Do with It?
Date: 9 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Dr Geoffrey D Dabelko (Ohio University)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 16 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Xenowar: Computational Clausewitz, the PRC/CCP Cryptosphere and Strategic Society Mechanisms for a Planetary Era
Date: 16 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Tom Sear (University of New South Wales)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 23 February 2021 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Why Nations Rise
Date: 23 February 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Professor Manjari Chatterjee Miller (Boston University)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 2 March 2021 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Bringing Defence into the 21st Century
Date: 2 March 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Dr Will Roper (US Air Force)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 March 2021 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Key Policy Challenges Facing Biden in his First Year
Date: 9 March 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Dr Lindsay Newman (IHS Markit)
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 12 October 2021 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Catastrophe in Afghanistan, Competition with China, and the Need to Rebuild Strategic Competence
Date: 12 October 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : HR McMaster
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 26 October 2021 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Russia and its Armed Forces: A view from the British Embassy
Date: 26 October 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Captain Chris Connolly OBE
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Thursday 4 November 2021 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

How ISIS Fights: present and future of nonstate combat effectiveness
Date: 4 November 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dr Omar Ashour
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 9 November 2021 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

UK-France Security and Defence Cooperation in a Post-Brexit World
Date: 9 November 2021, 18:00 - 19:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker s: Dr Alice Pannier, Admiral Luc Pagès, Dr Benedict Wilkinson
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 16 November 2021 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The American War in Afghanistan: Why We Failed
Date: 16 November 2021, 19:00 - 20:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dr Carter Malkasian
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 23 November 2021 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Scottish Foreign and Defence Policy and the Implications of Scottish Independence
Date: 23 November 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dame Mariot Leslie DCMG
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 30 November 2021 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Overseas Counter-Terrorism - how does the West defeat Al-Qaida and Islamic State?
Date: 30 November 2021, 20:00 - 21:45 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Will Evans OBE
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Host: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group

Tuesday 15 February 2022 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Machine Intelligence and the Changing Keys to Power
Date: 15 February 2022, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Lt Col Al Brown (Visiting Fellow Oxford University & The Changing Character of War Centre)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 April 2022 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

30th Anniversary of the Collapse of the USSR: the Rapid Demise and Long-term Consequences
Date: 26 April 2022, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Kataryna Wolczuk (University of Birmingham)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group, Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 May 2022 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Psycho-Social Perspectives Missing from Discussions about the War on Ukraine
Date: 3 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Dr Sarah Wolff
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group, Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 May 2022 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Is The Russian Army Rotten?
Date: 10 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Shashank Joshi (The Economist)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group, Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 May 2022 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

American Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Date: 17 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Dr Peter Feaver
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organisers: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group, Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 May 2022 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Russkiy Mir Expansionism, Ukraine's Military Successes, and Russian Failures
Date: 24 May 2022, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Aurimas Navys
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group, Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 June 2022 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

UK Space Command, A Year On
Date: 7 June 2022, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey (UK Space Command)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group, Oxford University Strategic Studies Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 October 2022 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Putin's War: Narratives, Mobilisation, and Perceptions
Date: 11 October 2022, 20:00 - 21:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Arkady Ostrovsky (The Economist)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 October 2022 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Tracing Dirty Russian Money and Getting the World to React + 'Follow the Money' Workshop
Date: 18 October 2022, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Šarūnas Černiauskas (Siena.It)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 October 2022 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Russia's Information Warfare in Theory and Practice [on Zoom]
Date: 25 October 2022, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Dr. Bilyana Lilly (Krebs Stamos Group)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 1 November 2022 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Lessons from Russia's 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
Date: 1 November 2022, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Dr Jack Watling (RUSI)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 15 November 2022 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The New Cold War: Winners and Losers
Date: 15 November 2022, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Edward Lucas (The Economist)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 22 November 2022 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War
Date: 22 November 2022, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Neta Crawford
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 29 November 2022 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Russia's Defence Industry Under Sanctions
Date: 29 November 2022, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Dr Richard Connolly (Royal United Services Institute)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 January 2023 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Russia's Air War in Ukraine
Date: 17 January 2023, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Justin Bronk (RUSI)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 January 2023 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Russia's Arms Industry Under Sanctions
Date: 24 January 2023, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Richard Connolly (RUSI)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 31 January 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Can Espionage be Ethical?
Date: 31 January 2023, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Cecile Fabre (Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 February 2023 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

European Security and the Global Markets: Estonia's Outlook
Date: 7 February 2023, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Mr Viljar Lubi (Embassy of Estonia) (Estonian Ambassador to the United Kingdom)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 February 2023 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

China's "No Limits" Ties with Russia: the View from Beijing
Date: 21 February 2023, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : James Miles (China writer-at-large, the Economist)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 February 2023 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

The Challenge of Democracy Promotion
Date: 28 February 2023, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Congressman David Price (US House of Representatives)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 March 2023 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Geopolitics of Belarus in Ukraine Context
Date: 7 March 2023, 20:30 - 22:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Laurynas Jonavičius (Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 May 2023 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Social Media and Societal Resilience: Risks and Opportunities for Online Defence Discourse
Date: 23 May 2023, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Christoph Bergs
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 30 January 2024 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

The Foreign Policy of a Potential Labour Government
Date: 30 January 2024, 20:30 - 21:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker
Venue: All Souls College Library, 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. Capacity is limited so please arrive early.
Organiser: Oxford University Strategic Studies Group
Hosts: TBA