Aleks Turobov, PhD
@alturobov.bsky.social
Political Scientist with a love for technology. Assistant Professor. Research lead AI & Geopolitics Project @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk, @cam.ac.uk.
AI | Security | Digital Sovereignty
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Aleks Turobov, PhD
@alturobov.bsky.social
· Dec 10
The AI race doesn't have to be zero-sum.
International organisations already find natural alignment in specific domains, where competition naturally transforms into collaboration, not through grand agreements.
Check out our policy paper
International organisations already find natural alignment in specific domains, where competition naturally transforms into collaboration, not through grand agreements.
Check out our policy paper
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Applications are now open for our new MPhil in Digital Policy starting Oct 2026.
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Applications are now open for our new MPhil in Digital Policy starting Oct 2026.
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
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Join our Virtual Open Day sessions to learn more about our postgraduate courses starting Oct 2026 with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & @terzibus.bsky.social
📅 4 Nov 2025
🕒 9am—MPhil in Public Policy
🕒 10am—MPhil in Digital Policy
Register to attend online: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
📅 4 Nov 2025
🕒 9am—MPhil in Public Policy
🕒 10am—MPhil in Digital Policy
Register to attend online: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join our Virtual Open Day sessions to learn more about our postgraduate courses starting Oct 2026 with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & @terzibus.bsky.social
📅 4 Nov 2025
🕒 9am—MPhil in Public Policy
🕒 10am—MPhil in Digital Policy
Register to attend online: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
📅 4 Nov 2025
🕒 9am—MPhil in Public Policy
🕒 10am—MPhil in Digital Policy
Register to attend online: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
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🎓 Applications are now open for our two Masters programmes starting in 2026!
💰 Funding opportunities are still available — apply by 2 December 2025.
Find details on funding & eligibility on the University's postgraduate web pages:
👉 www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/funding
💰 Funding opportunities are still available — apply by 2 December 2025.
Find details on funding & eligibility on the University's postgraduate web pages:
👉 www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/funding
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🎓 Applications are now open for our two Masters programmes starting in 2026!
💰 Funding opportunities are still available — apply by 2 December 2025.
Find details on funding & eligibility on the University's postgraduate web pages:
👉 www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/funding
💰 Funding opportunities are still available — apply by 2 December 2025.
Find details on funding & eligibility on the University's postgraduate web pages:
👉 www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/funding
UK's "Sovereign AI Unit" + NVIDIA deal + US-UK tech pact raise the question: renting access or building capacity? My analysis on twin-track sovereignty - domestic procurement mandates + middle-powers coalition.
The UK has recently announced investment agreements with major US tech firms. But over-dependence carries risks.
@alturobov.bsky.social argues that true AI sovereignty means building domestic capacity & embracing a multipolar world of digital rule-making
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/what-do...
@alturobov.bsky.social argues that true AI sovereignty means building domestic capacity & embracing a multipolar world of digital rule-making
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/what-do...
What does AI sovereignty for the UK involve? - Bennett School of Public Policy
The UK has recently announced investment agreements with several large US tech companies. But there are risks in over-dependence on these firms. In this post, Aleks Turobov argues that a truly soverei...
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
UK's "Sovereign AI Unit" + NVIDIA deal + US-UK tech pact raise the question: renting access or building capacity? My analysis on twin-track sovereignty - domestic procurement mandates + middle-powers coalition.
Reposted by Aleks Turobov, PhD
Thinking of applying for our MPhil in Digital Policy or MPhil in Public Policy?
Deadlines for some funding opportunities are approaching.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/applica...
Deadlines for some funding opportunities are approaching.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/applica...
📢 Applications are now open for 2026–27 entry to our two MPhil programmes
🎓 New: MPhil in Digital Policy
🎓 MPhil in Public Policy
Ideal for professionals in government, business & civic sectors.
🔗 Learn more about the courses & funding & apply:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/
🎓 New: MPhil in Digital Policy
🎓 MPhil in Public Policy
Ideal for professionals in government, business & civic sectors.
🔗 Learn more about the courses & funding & apply:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Thinking of applying for our MPhil in Digital Policy or MPhil in Public Policy?
Deadlines for some funding opportunities are approaching.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/applica...
Deadlines for some funding opportunities are approaching.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/applica...
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⏰ We're looking for two Research Assistants/Associates to join our team - closing date is midnight Friday.
- RA in the AI & Geopolitics Project
- RA to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities
👉 Find out more and apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
- RA in the AI & Geopolitics Project
- RA to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities
👉 Find out more and apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
⏰ We're looking for two Research Assistants/Associates to join our team - closing date is midnight Friday.
- RA in the AI & Geopolitics Project
- RA to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities
👉 Find out more and apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
- RA in the AI & Geopolitics Project
- RA to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities
👉 Find out more and apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
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Our new paper on the challenges of measuring AI is online @nber.org www.nber.org/papers/w34330
Making AI Count: The Next Measurement Frontier
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our new paper on the challenges of measuring AI is online @nber.org www.nber.org/papers/w34330
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The people's AI? www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...
The people’s AI? | The Enlightened Economist
www.enlightenmenteconomics.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The people's AI? www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...
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New blog for @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk on the pride in place strategy
I explore why the government is going quite big on this and has adopted the language of pride in place, and look at whether it marks a real shift in power away from the centre
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/unpacki...
I explore why the government is going quite big on this and has adopted the language of pride in place, and look at whether it marks a real shift in power away from the centre
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/unpacki...
Unpacking the pride in place programme - Bennett School of Public Policy
Labour’s new ‘pride in place’ strategy promises to empower communities to restore local spaces and revive high streets. The widened and rebranded regeneration scheme forms a key pillar of its response...
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
New blog for @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk on the pride in place strategy
I explore why the government is going quite big on this and has adopted the language of pride in place, and look at whether it marks a real shift in power away from the centre
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/unpacki...
I explore why the government is going quite big on this and has adopted the language of pride in place, and look at whether it marks a real shift in power away from the centre
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/unpacki...
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🎉 We were delighted to celebrate the official launch of the Bennett School of Public Policy earlier this week at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Our goal is to equip the policymakers of tomorrow with the skills, insights, and experiences they need to tackle the complex challenges of our time.
Our goal is to equip the policymakers of tomorrow with the skills, insights, and experiences they need to tackle the complex challenges of our time.
October 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎉 We were delighted to celebrate the official launch of the Bennett School of Public Policy earlier this week at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Our goal is to equip the policymakers of tomorrow with the skills, insights, and experiences they need to tackle the complex challenges of our time.
Our goal is to equip the policymakers of tomorrow with the skills, insights, and experiences they need to tackle the complex challenges of our time.
Reposted by Aleks Turobov, PhD
📢 Applications are now open for 2026–27 entry to our two MPhil programmes
🎓 New: MPhil in Digital Policy
🎓 MPhil in Public Policy
Ideal for professionals in government, business & civic sectors.
🔗 Learn more about the courses & funding & apply:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/
🎓 New: MPhil in Digital Policy
🎓 MPhil in Public Policy
Ideal for professionals in government, business & civic sectors.
🔗 Learn more about the courses & funding & apply:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/
September 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
📢 Applications are now open for 2026–27 entry to our two MPhil programmes
🎓 New: MPhil in Digital Policy
🎓 MPhil in Public Policy
Ideal for professionals in government, business & civic sectors.
🔗 Learn more about the courses & funding & apply:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/
🎓 New: MPhil in Digital Policy
🎓 MPhil in Public Policy
Ideal for professionals in government, business & civic sectors.
🔗 Learn more about the courses & funding & apply:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/
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We're looking for two Research Assistants/Associates to work on exciting projects at the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
➡️AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO)
➡️Policy response & knowledge transfer
Find out more & apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
➡️AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO)
➡️Policy response & knowledge transfer
Find out more & apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
September 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We're looking for two Research Assistants/Associates to work on exciting projects at the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
➡️AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO)
➡️Policy response & knowledge transfer
Find out more & apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
➡️AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO)
➡️Policy response & knowledge transfer
Find out more & apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
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We're recruiting! We're seeking an early-career policy or research professional to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities & to enhance our capacity to respond quickly & effectively to opportunities for policy engagement & impact.
👉🏽 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
👉🏽 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
Research Assistant/Associate - Bennett School of Public Policy
Department/Location: Department of Public Policy (Bennett School of Public Policy)Salary: £33,002-£46,049Reference: JB47263Category: ResearchDate published: 12 September 2025Closing date: 10 October 2...
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We're recruiting! We're seeking an early-career policy or research professional to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities & to enhance our capacity to respond quickly & effectively to opportunities for policy engagement & impact.
👉🏽 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
👉🏽 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
What if a lack of AI infrastructure wasn't a barrier, but the very catalyst for an ambitious strategy?
As part of our AIxGEO project on non-Western AI strategies, my analysis of the African Union reveals a strategic paradox: it uses policy to catalyse the very capacity that doesn't yet exist.
As part of our AIxGEO project on non-Western AI strategies, my analysis of the African Union reveals a strategic paradox: it uses policy to catalyse the very capacity that doesn't yet exist.
September 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What if a lack of AI infrastructure wasn't a barrier, but the very catalyst for an ambitious strategy?
As part of our AIxGEO project on non-Western AI strategies, my analysis of the African Union reveals a strategic paradox: it uses policy to catalyse the very capacity that doesn't yet exist.
As part of our AIxGEO project on non-Western AI strategies, my analysis of the African Union reveals a strategic paradox: it uses policy to catalyse the very capacity that doesn't yet exist.
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In a new policy brief, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & Nghi Nguyen urge better policy coordination to support start-ups & scale-ups in UK technology sectors to boost economic growth.
👉https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications/start-ups-and-scale-ups-in-uk-technology-sectors/
👉https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications/start-ups-and-scale-ups-in-uk-technology-sectors/
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In a new policy brief, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & Nghi Nguyen urge better policy coordination to support start-ups & scale-ups in UK technology sectors to boost economic growth.
👉https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications/start-ups-and-scale-ups-in-uk-technology-sectors/
👉https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications/start-ups-and-scale-ups-in-uk-technology-sectors/
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By damaging the reliability of American statistics, Donald Trump is limiting his own administration’s ability to craft effective policies and demonstrate their success, writes @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social. bit.ly/4lRmYGx
The Incalculable Costs of Corrupt Statistics
Diane Coyle explains the threat manipulation of official data poses to investor confidence and government effectiveness.
bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
By damaging the reliability of American statistics, Donald Trump is limiting his own administration’s ability to craft effective policies and demonstrate their success, writes @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social. bit.ly/4lRmYGx
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We need your help!
The East Anglian Folklore Centre is having a fundraiser. We desperately want to keep our space open and have achieved so much this last year.
But for it to continue we need your support. As little as 50p and a share would mean the world.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
The East Anglian Folklore Centre is having a fundraiser. We desperately want to keep our space open and have achieved so much this last year.
But for it to continue we need your support. As little as 50p and a share would mean the world.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
August 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We need your help!
The East Anglian Folklore Centre is having a fundraiser. We desperately want to keep our space open and have achieved so much this last year.
But for it to continue we need your support. As little as 50p and a share would mean the world.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
The East Anglian Folklore Centre is having a fundraiser. We desperately want to keep our space open and have achieved so much this last year.
But for it to continue we need your support. As little as 50p and a share would mean the world.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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I’ve written for @noemamag.com about the need for a different approach to economic statistics - the data isn’t ‘rigged’ but it hasn’t kept up with the changing economy www.noemamag.com/the-critical...
The Urgent Need For Revolutionizing Economic Statistics | NOEMA
Donald Trump’s abandonment of honest economic statistics highlights what’s been true for a while: The way we measure economic activity has long been inadequate for modern political challenges.
www.noemamag.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I’ve written for @noemamag.com about the need for a different approach to economic statistics - the data isn’t ‘rigged’ but it hasn’t kept up with the changing economy www.noemamag.com/the-critical...
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What does #AI sovereignty mean for the UK?
Yesterday we brought together voices from across government, academia, industry & civil society at #InnovateCambridge to discuss where sovereignty matters most & what this looks like in practice.
Thanks to all those who joined us!
Yesterday we brought together voices from across government, academia, industry & civil society at #InnovateCambridge to discuss where sovereignty matters most & what this looks like in practice.
Thanks to all those who joined us!
July 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
What does #AI sovereignty mean for the UK?
Yesterday we brought together voices from across government, academia, industry & civil society at #InnovateCambridge to discuss where sovereignty matters most & what this looks like in practice.
Thanks to all those who joined us!
Yesterday we brought together voices from across government, academia, industry & civil society at #InnovateCambridge to discuss where sovereignty matters most & what this looks like in practice.
Thanks to all those who joined us!
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Connect with our leading team: go.bsky.app/UX4T67L
August 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Connect with our leading team: go.bsky.app/UX4T67L
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Today, the Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy, @cam.ac.uk
The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared.
Please now follow our work here.
The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared.
Please now follow our work here.
August 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today, the Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy, @cam.ac.uk
The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared.
Please now follow our work here.
The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared.
Please now follow our work here.
While Washington and Beijing race for AI supremacy, Southeast Asia is turning the art of governance into a source of geopolitical power.
New AIxGEO analysis, led by @verityharding.bsky.social, reveals how ASEAN has transformed the bloc into a pivotal force in global AI policy.
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New AIxGEO analysis, led by @verityharding.bsky.social, reveals how ASEAN has transformed the bloc into a pivotal force in global AI policy.
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✨NEW BLOG✨ As the US & China battle for AI dominance,
@alturobov.bsky.social examines how ASEAN is executing a patient & collaborative grand strategy that is transforming Southeast Asia into a pivotal force in international AI policy.
➡️ www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/aseans-...
@alturobov.bsky.social examines how ASEAN is executing a patient & collaborative grand strategy that is transforming Southeast Asia into a pivotal force in international AI policy.
➡️ www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/aseans-...
July 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
While Washington and Beijing race for AI supremacy, Southeast Asia is turning the art of governance into a source of geopolitical power.
New AIxGEO analysis, led by @verityharding.bsky.social, reveals how ASEAN has transformed the bloc into a pivotal force in global AI policy.
🧵1/4
New AIxGEO analysis, led by @verityharding.bsky.social, reveals how ASEAN has transformed the bloc into a pivotal force in global AI policy.
🧵1/4
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📢 New report from the Bennett Institute & the Web Science Institute, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, explores how AI can serve the public good—covering admin justice, place, public health & market failure. Based on 4 cross-sector workshops in 2024.
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-for-...
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-for-...
June 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📢 New report from the Bennett Institute & the Web Science Institute, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, explores how AI can serve the public good—covering admin justice, place, public health & market failure. Based on 4 cross-sector workshops in 2024.
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-for-...
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-for-...
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📣Calling all university administrators
We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to oversee all teaching & learning support for the Bennett School of Public Policy's growing academic programmes.
📅See job details & apply by 9 July 2025
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to oversee all teaching & learning support for the Bennett School of Public Policy's growing academic programmes.
📅See job details & apply by 9 July 2025
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
June 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📣Calling all university administrators
We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to oversee all teaching & learning support for the Bennett School of Public Policy's growing academic programmes.
📅See job details & apply by 9 July 2025
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to oversee all teaching & learning support for the Bennett School of Public Policy's growing academic programmes.
📅See job details & apply by 9 July 2025
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...