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With AI development concentrated in Big Tech, what choices does Europe have? Join us on 4 November at Ironmonger House Talks in London to hear from @MarietjeSchaake, Stanford fellow, @FT columnist, former MEP, & author of The Tech Coup.
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We're excited for a new chapter at Virtual Routes with a $1.25m grant from @Hewlett_Found to establish the Emerging Technology & Security Observatory, exploring how AI, autonomous systems, semiconductors & space tech shape European security.
Read more: virtual-routes.org/new-chapt…
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We have updated the Virtual Routes Ransomware Countermeasures Tracker with 24 additional entries. Twenty cover developments from July to September 2026; four add previously unrecorded developments from April and May.
Read the insights: virtual-routes.org/the-long-…
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The uncut recording will show that the line about how “Russia became the largest country on earth by being a peace-loving society that was constantly attacked” was given full and proper attribution to @DarthPutinKGB
Watch the recap of our first Ironmonger House Talk on 19 Oct: @HannaNotte & @KeirGiles joined us for ‘Moscow’s Long Game Against the West,’ moderated by Charles Clover (@FT). Many thanks to Hanna, Keir, Charles, & everyone who joined us and contributed thoughtful questions.
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Join our next Ironmonger House Talk in London for a public talk with technology expert & bestselling author @mikko: “Fighting Drones: The New Frontier of Defence.”
24 Nov 2026 | 12:00-13:30 GMT
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Join our next Ironmonger House Talk in London for a public talk with technology expert & bestselling author @mikko: “Fighting Drones: The New Frontier of Defence.”
24 Nov 2026 | 12:00-13:30 GMT
Register your interest: virtual-routes.org/event/fig…
Watch the recap of our first Ironmonger House Talk on 19 Oct: @HannaNotte & @KeirGiles joined us for ‘Moscow’s Long Game Against the West,’ moderated by Charles Clover (@FT). Many thanks to Hanna, Keir, Charles, & everyone who joined us and contributed thoughtful questions.
Learn more about upcoming events and register your interest here: virtual-routes.org/events/
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We're proudly launching Ironmonger House Talks, an event series at our London office bringing together leading experts to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping security, politics & global affairs.
Read more & register your interest here: virtual-routes.org/ironmonge…
How do open-source software communities shape geopolitics? Join our 1st Autumn/Winter Colloquium on AI in global politics and security, featuring Jack Goldsmith as speaker & Dr. Arash Pourebrahimi as discussant.
Wed 21 Oct @ 10:00 CEST | Online
Sign up: zoom.us/meeting/register/8If…
We're proudly launching Ironmonger House Talks, an event series at our London office bringing together leading experts to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping security, politics & global affairs.
Read more & register your interest here: virtual-routes.org/ironmonge…
We have updated the Virtual Routes Ransomware Countermeasures Tracker with 24 additional entries. Twenty cover developments from July to September 2026; four add previously unrecorded developments from April and May.
Read the insights: virtual-routes.org/the-long-…
Explore the tracker: virtual-routes.org/ransomwar…
1 week to go until the 1st Ironmonger House Talk, with 25 free books for attendees.
Drawing on 'We Shall Outlast Them' & 'American Overthrow', @HannaNotte & @KeirGiles will examine Russian hybrid warfare & Moscow’s confrontation with the West.
Register: virtual-routes.org/event/mos…
Virtual Routes #Colloquium returns this Autumn/Winter with four sessions exploring #AI’s role in global politics and security, featuring Jack Goldsmith, Linda van der Horst, Ann-Katrien Oimann & Isabella Wilkinson.
Learn more about each session & sign up: virtual-routes.org/colloquiu…
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Applications are open for our next summer bootcamp in Amsterdam, this time with a focus Cybersecurity and AI.
Open to graduate students & final-year bachelor’s students worldwide. No tech background required.
19-23 July 2027 | Free tuition
Apply: virtual-routes.org/cybersecu…
Virtual Routes Co-Directors James Shires and Max Smeets joined an OSCE study visit in Switzerland, contributing to sessions on cyber/ICT confidence-building measures, critical infrastructure protection and frontier AI.
Read the full recap: virtual-routes.org/virtual-r…
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Our 2nd Ironmonger House Talk in London asks: Who should govern AI?
Drawing on her book 'The Tech Coup' & experience in the European Parliament and at Stanford, @MarietjeSchaake examines Big Tech’s power & Europe’s choices.
📅 4 Nov | 12:30 GMT
Register: virtual-routes.org/event/who…
Applications are open for our next summer bootcamp in Amsterdam, this time with a focus Cybersecurity and AI.
Open to graduate students & final-year bachelor’s students worldwide. No tech background required.
19-23 July 2027 | Free tuition
Apply: virtual-routes.org/cybersecu…
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We have two exciting updates, both centred on The Hague, Netherlands.
#1 We're now a proud member of @HumanityHub, a community focused on peace & justice. Looking forward to connecting with fellow members as we do more education & policy engagement in NL & across EU.
