This lecture series will evaluate the most controversial decisions in international relations since the end of the Cold War. It focuses on the balance of decision making between diplomacy and military conflict.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
This lecture will reassess Bush’s path to the Gulf War, from early hesitation and pressure for diplomacy to a hardened stance shaped by domestic and strategic factors, culminating in Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait.
Life writing – whether memoir, biography, literary non-fiction, eye-witness accounts, blogs (the list goes on) – can be very powerful when told with brevity. Short-form writing is an end in itself; it also helps us focus on our writerly craft.
Discover Aphrodite beyond the familiar goddess of beauty: a powerful and complex deity of love, desire and persuasion, whose influence shaped Greek religion, myth and literature - and whose power could be creative, compelling and dangerous.
Join us in Oxford for this walking tour and examine the city's remarkable collection of grotesques and gargoyles. How has a medieval tradition found popularity in the present? What codes are hidden in the stones? Bring binoculars for close-up views!
This lecture explores Major’s 1992 election victory and political skill, set against the impact of Black Wednesday and deep party divisions over Europe, which ultimately led to his government’s defeat in 1997.
An online course for researchers which critically discusses mixed methods approaches to social science analysis.
Gain an understanding of the theoretical, practical and ethical practices an empirical researcher adopts when interviewing participants. Short course for postgraduate students.
From the early hackers of the 1950s all the way to 1990s cypherpunks, 2000s hacktivists and the diverse community of hackers today, this online lecture explores the genesis of hackers, their methods and their motivations.
This programme comprises our full 18-lecture series on National Security & Cyber covering AI and cyber security, Surveillance, Hacking, Cybercrime, Cyber Terrorism, Cyber Espionage and Cyber Warfare.
Explore the origins of hacking, dissect the cyber kill-chain, and navigate the evolving threat landscape. From AI-powered cyberattacks to encryption battles in the Crypto Wars, this series unveils the complex world of digital adversaries and defenders.
Good communication is key to achieving high performance in the workplace. Today's team leaders need to communicate with multiple stakeholders using multiple communication methods. This course will cover how to excel in written and verbal communication.