- Oxford Academia at:
- 2026 Sessions:
July 3–16, 2027
July 31–August 13, 2027
- Eligibility:
- Typical Seminar Size:
In this seminar, lay the groundwork for a better understanding of the state of global diplomacy through lectures, thought-provoking discussions, and interactive exercises. Whether it’s human rights, commerce and trade, human migration, climate change, or cybersecurity, world leaders are constantly walking the diplomatic tightrope and weighing the resulting costs and benefits. Investigate the relationship between governments, state and non-state actors, and individuals. Learn classical and critical approaches to international relations, tools essential to policy makers and ambassadors alike, and put them to the test through mock debates on various issues facing our world today.
FEATURED FACULTY
Tufts University, B.A., International Relations
Haitong spent half of his life in China and the other half in the United States. While at Tufts, he majored in International Relations, co-led a club organizing annual academic symposiums on U.S.-China relations, and studied in France and the United Kingdom. Haitong is now reading his third degree in International Relations at Oxford, where he studies world politics under strongman-style leaders and is involved in the Oxford International Relations Society (though not as a strongman-style leader). Haitong greatly enjoys performing musical theater, visiting history museums, and cooking. He is fluent in three languages and has traveled to every continent in the world. He has been teaching the International Relations & Diplomacy seminar since 2023.