How should judges respond to executive overreach, lack of resources, external pressure, and other attempts at undermining their authority? This account of our roundtable Courts Under Stress explores these and other pressure points on today’s courts from an international perspective.
Is judicial resistance appropriate or necessary to check democratic backsliding? Is judicial populism always uncalled for? Can (and should) judges attempt to influence public opinion of the judiciary? This account summarises the key points covered in our recent roundtable, Courts Under Scrutiny: Judges and Democracy.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), designated a terrorist organisation by Pakistan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, is nevertheless viewed by segments of the Baloch population as a force fighting for self-determination. This article analyses the BLA’s transformation in combatting tactics (including the supposed embrace of drone warfare) and information warfare strategy.
As of 2026, the blurring of digital reality has reached a critical point. The proliferation of AI- generated content (AIGC) is widely seen as threatening our ability to agree on basic facts and what is real or true. In response, a wave of regulations around the world has emerged in recent years. However, implementing these regulations faces some major challenges, including regulatory ambiguities, technical limitations, and cross-border interoperability. This policy report compares the regulatory approaches and implementation challenges in the EU and China, the two primary frontiers for AI governance.
In this podcast episode, Professor Amir Paz-Fuchs (University of Sussex; OXGS Fellow) interviews Dr Beatriz Kira (University of Sussex) on the rising complexity in social media regulation, legal approaches to digital spaces, and the role of social media infrastructure in policy-making.
The use of AI in military operations, including—but not limited to—the recent the US–Israeli attack on Iran, has extended the conversation on AI governance beyond issues such as transparency and consumer safety. This commentary by Zichen Jess Hu throws light on the realities of a move towards AI-assisted and -enabled warfare, and analyses four major shifts which are currently taking place in AI governance.
