B.A.L.L. Lecture Series
Geopolitics: What in the world is happening?
Lecturer – George Takach
I have a BA and MA in geopolitics, as well as a law degree, and I practiced technology law for 35+ years with clients and counterparties from around the world. I am now a Senior Fellow of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary History at the University of Toronto, and I write on geopolitics and technology – my 2024 book Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle Between China, Russia and America recently came out in the Chinese language in Taiwan. I have lectured extensively on the topics in the book, including to pension funds, the NATO Parliamentary Association, Canada’s Royal Military College and the Canadian Forces College.
Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
Artificial Intelligence and Cold War 2.0
A discussion of artificial intelligence (AI), the most critical technology of the 21st century, and its role in geopolitics, particularly through the lens of Cold War 2.0 (this lecture follows seamlessly on from the first lecture in the series); a brief, non-technical overview of AI, and its role in contributing to economic and military power; and discussing various conflicts zones in the world where AI is making its presence felt in power geopolitical struggles; significant questions involving morality and ethics are also covered related to the use of AI in circumstances where human oversight of the lethal technology is called into question