Welcome back everyone to the Auxiliary Chamber, I am thrilled to present episode 38, with the brilliant Anh, discussing: What is Quantum doing in International Law and at the United Nations? Today, we are going to be discussing the role of Quantum Technologies within the UN and International law. Specifically, in this episode, we explore Quantum Technologies, the role of United Nations International Years, the launch in Paris, innovative technologies in international law, and finally a discussion on power politics and access and ring-fencing issues around technology in international law. Anh is a PhD researcher in the Law and Governance of Quantum Technologies research group at the University of Amsterdam Law School. Her PhD looks at legal dynamics in quantum technology innovation value chains. The project delves into the role of law in the ring-fencing of material resources, the politics of knowledge production, and value extraction from techno-scientific research. Her most recent publications are: - Anh Nguyen, “Short-Circuiting Technological Sovereignty? Assessing the Governance of Semiconductor Supply Chain (Chokepoints) Through the Lens of Emerging Multilateral Export Control Regimes” (2025) European Yearbook of International Economic Law <https://doi.org/10.1007/8165_2024_136> - Anh Nguyen, “Export Controls as Technological Ringfencing – Legal Dynamics in EU Governance over Critical and Emerging Technologies Supply Chains” in Narin Idriz, Eva Kassoti, Joris Larik (eds), The Legal Implications of the EU’s Geopolitical Awakening (CLEER Papers 2025/1, TMC Asser Institute) <https://www.asser.nl/media/797805/cleer_025-01-final.pdf> - Anh Nguyen, “Export Controls as Innovation Marketing? Sociotechnical Imaginaries in the Ringfencing of Quantum Technologies” (2025) 7 (1) Law, Technology and Humans (forthcoming)