AI impact and governance

AI Impact and Governance This project examines the impact of AI in areas like work and learning. It also compares how governments respond to such impacts and associated risks, moving beyond high-level principles to evaluate

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The geopolitics of technologies

The Geopolitics of Technologies This project analyses how national competition, alliances/conflicts, and ideologies shape the development and governance of critical digital technologies such as AI. 

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International Crises

International Crises This initiative explores international conflicts, mediation, and cross-border crises such as food insecurity and displacement. We convene voices from diplomacy, academia, and frontline responses, and aim to translate complex issues into actionable insights

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International order

This International Order project examines the profound transformation of the global system. It analyses the erosion of the post-Cold War liberal international order and the recalibration of great power relations.

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Global Economy

Global economy This project focuses on the shifting power dynamics of the global economy, including the structural reform of legacy international institutions and the evolving landscape of currency hegemony. 

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Podcast | U Thant, the Untold Story of the 1960s and Lessons for Today

In this podcast, Dr Brian Wong (HKU; OXGS Fellow) interviews the distinguished writer and historian Dr Thant Myint-U on the legacy of his grandfather, U Thant, the first Asian to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Dr Thant’s latest book, Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World, examines his grandfather’s role in driving world peace amidst the turbulent events that defined the 1960s.

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