Term Card

Michaelmas 2025

Week 1

Thursday, October 16 | Social Event with IRSOC
Join the Oxford International Relations Society and the Middle East Security Society for a unique joint social event bringing together students passionate about diplomacy, global security, and the complexities of the Middle East. Looking forward to seeing you there!
 

Week 3

 

Thursday, October 30 | Darya Dolzikova​
Senior Research Fellow at the royal united services institute (RUSI), specialising on the Iranian nuclear programme and on military threats to nuclear facilities.

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Week 4

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TBC | mystery speaker

Further details on this event will be posted closer to the date. stay tuned! 

 

Week 5

Thursday, November 13 | Nicholas Taylor

security analyst with nearly two decades of senior strategic analysis experience at the UK Ministry of Defence’s Science and Technology Laboratory. He is affiliated with King’s College London and has led international collaborations with US Strategic Command and NATO.
 

Monday, November 17 | Professor Christopher Phillips

author of four books including, Battleground: Ten Conflicts that explain the New Middle East, The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East and co-editor of What next for Britain in the Middle East?