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Join Adam Segal, Ira A Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Programme at the Council on Foreign Relations, in conversation with Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations and Co-Director of the Oxford Programme for Cyber and Tech Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government.
In an era defined by "great power competition," the digital domain has become the primary theatre for geopolitical maneuvering. As China continues to modernise its military and tighten domestic control over its technology ecosystem, the rest of the world is watching closely to see how its approach to the internet and statecraft will evolve.
The conversation will explore the internal and external pressures influencing Beijing’s digital ambitions. The discussion will look ahead to the next 3–5 years, examining how China might shift its tactics in response to international sanctions, domestic economic pressures, and the global race for AI supremacy.
This event is part of the Global Tech Policy Seminar Series hosted by the Oxford Programme for Cyber and Technology Policy (OxCTP) and is followed by a drinks reception.
Blavatnik School of Government,
University of Oxford
bsg.ox.ac.uk
Join Adam Segal, Ira A Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Programme at the Council on Foreign Relations, in conversation with Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations and Co-Director of the Oxford Programme for Cyber and Tech Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government.
In an era defined by "great power competition," the digital domain has become the primary theatre for geopolitical maneuvering. As China continues to modernise its military and tighten domestic control over its technology ecosystem, the rest of the world is watching closely to see how its approach to the internet and statecraft will evolve.
The conversation will explore the internal and external pressures influencing Beijing’s digital ambitions. The discussion will look ahead to the next 3–5 years, examining how China might shift its tactics in response to international sanctions, domestic economic pressures, and the global race for AI supremacy.
This event is part of the Global Tech Policy Seminar Series hosted by the Oxford Programme for Cyber and Technology Policy (OxCTP) and is followed by a drinks reception.
Blavatnik School of Government,
University of Oxford
bsg.ox.ac.uk
