Blog 28 July 2026 Critical junctures: the United States, Israel and Lebanon Jackson Sandler-Bussey, MPP 2025, argues that Israel’s 2026 invasion of Lebanon has exposed a widening gap between Israeli and American priorities, with grave humanitarian consequences and uncertain prospects for peace. Jackson Sandler-Bussey United States of America (USA)
In the media Project Syndicate Why Americans are wary of AI Professor Ngaire Woods highlights the challenge ahead for the tech industry as they ask Americans to embrace AI at a moment when trust in government is declining. Ngaire Woods Digital, Cyber and AI United States of America (USA)
In the media The Guardian Graham Platner’s victory reveals a winning midterms playbook Following the election of Graham Platner in the Maine Democratic primary, Professor Pepper Culpepper explains how “good populists” are swaying voters. Pepper Culpepper Democracy and politics United States of America (USA)
In the media Foreign Affairs Greeted as Liberators? How Americans Think About U.S. Military Interventions Professor Janina Dill examines how perceptions of local consent influence public support for military action and why misrepresenting local opinion can carry political consequences at home. Janina Dill Global security Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict ... United States of America (USA)
In the media Nikkei Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: Key Issue in International Law is ‘Freedom of Navigation’ – Valid Even in Wartime Professor Janina Dill warns that “unapologetic defiance of law is much more dangerous – for the law and hence for global stability – than violations couched in”, responding to the Trump administration’s explanation that the detention of Venezuelan President Maduro was a law enforcement operation based on “domestic legal authority”. Janina Dill Global security Law ... Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict United States of America (USA)
Publication 29 April 2026 The Safehouse plan: protecting American homes and making them affordable as the climate changes Safehouse is a state-level plan to build this new climate coalition by protecting our homes and making them affordable. Through the plan, homeowners get support to upgrade their homes to a robust standard, and they receive compensation if their homes are damaged or—worst case—they need to move. Thomas Hale Climate and environment United States of America (USA)
In the media Al Jazeera ‘Bomb back to the Stone Age’: US history of threats and carpet bombing Professor Janina Dill, told Al Jazeera that if Trump’s “stone ages” threat implies that the US will destroy structures and buildings that characterise a modern society, “then this would be illegal because it implies directing attacks against civilian objects”. Janina Dill Global security Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict ... Iran United States of America (USA)
Blog 02 April 2026 “WAR IS PEACE”: the United States, Israel, Iran and peace through strength Jackson Sandler-Bussey (MPP 2025) examines how the United States’ strategy of “Peace Through Strength” is changing the global diplomatic landscape, as the US and Israel continue their strikes on Iran. Jackson Sandler-Bussey Global security Iran ... United States of America (USA)
In the media Deutsche Welle Iran-Krieg: Völkerrecht oder das Recht des Stärkeren? Professor Janina Dill tells DW News how the US's recent shift in policy is damaging to international law. Janina Dill Global security Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict ... Iran United States of America (USA)