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Christopher Lamont
Head of Programme
AI Governance
Prof. Lamont is Head of Programme for AI Governance at the Global Governance Institute (GGI), Professor of International Relations at Tokyo International University, and Visiting Senior Researcher at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Japan. He holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow, an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in International Studies from the University of Mississippi. He was also a Fulbright fellow at the University of Zagreb and an RCUK postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ulster.
His research interests are at the intersection of global governance, technology, and international justice. His academic work has appeared in journals including the Journal of Democracy, Global Policy, International Journal of Human Rights, among others. He is also co-editor (with Arnaud Kurze) of New Critical Spaces in Transitional Justice: Gender, Art, and Memory published by Indiana University Press in 2019, and Non-Western Visions of Democratization: Imagining Democracy after the Arab Spring (with Jan van der Harst and Frank Gaennsmantel), which was published by Routledge/Ashgate in 2015. His monograph, International Criminal Justice and the Politics of Compliance (Ashgate 2010) explored the international and domestic politics of international criminal justice processes in the former Yugoslavia. In addition to his scholarly contributions, his writings have also featured in Foreign Affairs, The Diplomat, OpenDemocracy, and the Middle East Institute. He has also appeared frequently in the media providing comments for The Washington Post, The Japan Times, de Volkskrant (the Netherlands) and Novosti (Croatia).
Tokyo
Japan
2023
AI governance, Global governance and technology, International justice, Transitional justice, Democratisation, International criminal justice
c.lamont@globalgovernance.eu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-lamont-bbb3a021/
Do You Know What’s in Your Skies? Emerging Challenges for Civil Aviation Governance
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Commentary
December 18, 2025
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UN Summit of the Future: A Critical Moment for Global AI Governance
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Commentary
September 20, 2024
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The Council of Europe’s draft AI Treaty: balancing national security, innovation and human rights?
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Commentary
March 18, 2024
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Got trust? Global governance of emerging technologies
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Commentary
November 28, 2023
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The Global Governance of Autonomous Weapon Systems
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Advisory & Policy Support
2026
Lamont on NewsX on the Trump-Xi Summit and US-China AI Competition
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May 18, 2026
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GGI in the Media
Lamont on Asia’s Power Shift and Japan’s Strategic Choices on NewsX World India
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February 2, 2026
GGI in the Media
Lamont Delivers Keynote on Global AI Governance at the 11th Annual Public Policy Conference in Manila
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September 30, 2025
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GGI Convenes High-Level Workshop on Governing Autonomous Weapon Systems
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April 22, 2025
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Expert Workshop on ‘The Global Governance of Autonomous Weapon Systems’ 1st April 2025, Residence Palace, Brussels
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March 31, 2025
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GGI’s Christopher Lamont Comments on U.S. 'Stargate AI' Initiative
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January 27, 2025
GGI in the Media
GGI Organizes First Summer School on AI and Global Governance
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June 10, 2024
Education and Training
GGI-TIU Roundtable on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Year 3
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May 30, 2024
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University of Warwick delegation visits GGI to explore cooperation
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February 13, 2024
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University of Pittsburgh Students Visit GGI
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May 27, 2026
Education and Training
Online Roundtable: Governing Artificial Intelligence and Governing with Artificial Intelligence
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April 11, 2025
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GGI trains Liberal Arts students from Pomona College in California
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June 6, 2024
Education and Training
Geopolitics and Global Governance of Technology
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25–30 January 2027
Winter school
AI Global Governance
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7–11 June 2027
Summer school
Global Peace, Security & Strategic Studies
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20–26 June 2027
Summer school
The Illusion of AI Sovereignty with David Timis
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April 30, 2026
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AI Risks and Opportunities in Work and Education with David Timis
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April 7, 2026
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The UN in Crisis: Funding Cuts, Great Power Politics, and a Fragmenting Global Order with Ronny Patz
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January 19, 2026
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Westlessness and the Great Global Rebalancing with Samir Puri
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December 19, 2024
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