What can we learn about a state based on how it spies? For decades, Western governments have treated China’s cyber operations as a security problem, siloed into the tech domain. Instead, a thriving ecosystem of hackers, intelligence agencies, military units, and criminals reveal much more.

In her new book, Full Stack Spies (Hurst/OUP), Dr Ahana Datta Fasel discusses the story of how China’s cyber machinery became an early indicator of its approach to absorbing disruption, taking risks, developing supply chains, and confronting American hegemony in an expansive Great Game.

This is an online event. Zoom details will be sent via email nearer the time.

Speakers

Ahana Datta Fasel advises governments and companies globally on geopolitical, technology, and systemic risk. Previously the Financial Times’ cyber chief, she has held senior cyber roles in the UK government, serving the Ministry of Justice, the Cabinet Office, and the National Cyber Security Centre. She is a strategic advisor on national security and defence to UK Research and Innovation and a trustee of Privacy International. She has held visiting fellowships at Cornell, Cambridge, Imperial and Durham, and her editorials have appeared in Foreign Policy, FT, and Columbia Journalism Review. She holds a PhD from University College London. 

This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows and avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee all ticket holders a place. Admission is on a first come, first served basis. Those without tickets will not be admitted.

This event is hosted as part of King’s Lau China Institute’s CHINA WEEK (19-23 October) - a series of events designed to engage a wider audience in China. Find out more at kcl.ac.uk/china-week