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Programmes
Middle East
Our innovative work provides new approaches to the shifting landscape of conflict in the Middle East through the perspectives of human security and conflict resolution.
Sustainable Security
We analyse the long-term drivers of global insecurity to effect a substantial shift in government and public understandings of the major threats to security in the 21st century.
Every Casualty
We work to enhance the capacity, clarify the legal framework, and build the political will to record details of every single casualty of armed conflict throughout the world.
Publications
Israeli Military Strike on Iran Would Lead to a Protracted War and Wouldn’t Solve Nuclear Crisis
November 2011
At a time of renewed media speculation about the possibility of an Israeli military strike on Iran over its nuclear programme and ahead of today’s IAEA report, Oxford Research Group (ORG) is publishing its briefing 'The Long-term Consequences of an Israeli Attack on Iran'. The briefing by ORG’s Global Security Consultant, Professor Paul Rogers, builds on his widely quoted report, 'Military Action Against Iran: Impact and Effects' from July 2010.
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Paul Rogers writes a monthly briefing for the Oxford Research Group. See all of Paul’s monthly briefings in the Archive »
Date: January 2012
A World Divided - or Coming Together?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning of a possible world recession came in parallel with fears expressed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos about the spread of protests across the world. Given that Oxford Research Group (ORG) has long argued that the widening wealth-poverty divide is both damaging to communities and a danger to peace, do the current protests, such as the “Occupy” movement, point to a larger global trend or are they isolated, short-term and probably irrelevant? This briefing looks at the Western protests in relation to more deep-seated problems in countries, such as China and India, and puts this wider view in a broad historical perspective.
Afghanistan
We are working to develop alternative approaches to the war in Afghanistan. This includes making proposals for a political process that leads to a genuine peace and also campaigning so that to that civilian casualties are recognised and recorded.
Liddite Conversations
Our Liddite Conversations invite expert analysts and senior journalists who focus on areas of the world affected by conflict to explore the key causes of conflict and political violence.