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Sustainable Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:47:00 +0000

ORG has published the third in a series of reports based on the outcomes of six planned regional consultations on sustainable security. The report, Beyond Dependence and Legacy: Sustainable Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, includes an integrated analysis of the regional drivers of insecurity and blockages to change in Africa, together with recommendations for policy-makers.

Visions of the Endgame

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:33:00 +0000

Oxford Research Group and the Fabian Society have published a timely paper by Tony Klug on Visions of the Endgame: A strategy to bring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict swiftly to an end.

Recording Civilian Casualties in NATO Operations

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:21:00 +0000

ORG has published The Need to Acquire Accurate Casualty Records in NATO Operations by John Sloboda. This paper is based on a presentation to the NATO Shadow Conference "Strategies, Options and Solutions for NATO Reform: Towards a New Strategic Concept in 2010" organised by BASIC, ISIS Europe, NATO Watch and Bertelsmann Stiftung on 31 March 2009 in Brussels.

Sustainable Security Intern

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:21:00 +0000

ORG is advertising a new intern placement for the sustainable security programme. For more information, please see our Internships page.

Sustainable Security in the Middle East and North Africa

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:58:00 +0000

ORG has published the second in a series of reports based on the outcomes of six regional consultations on sustainable security. The report, From Within and Without: Sustainable Security in the Middle East and North Africa, includes an integrated analysis of the regional drivers of insecurity and blockages to change in MENA, together with recommendations for policy-makers.

Patron Video Messages

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:49:00 +0000

In November 2008, we announced three new Patrons for ORG at an event at which one of them, Shirley Williams, spoke on "What opportunities are there for the incoming President to make a decisive difference in world affairs". At that event we also played brief video messages from our other new Patrons. These videos are now available to watch on our website here (Desmond Tutu) and here (Ashraf Ghani).

RCAC Intern

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:10:00 +0000

ORG is advertising a new intern placement for the Recording Casualties of Armed Conflict project. For more information, please see our Internships page.

A Standing Conference Table for the Middle East

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:10:00 +0000

With the announcement that President Obama has appointed George Mitchell as his Middle East envoy, ORG would like to highlight their work on a Standing Conference Table for the Middle East, which draws on Senator Mitchell’s successful efforts to negotiate an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

The Arab Peace Initiative: Why Now?

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:53:00 +0000

ORG has published The Arab Peace Initiative: Why Now?. This report, authored by Gabrielle Rifkind and with a foreword by HRH Prince Turki al Faisal, is based on an expert roundtable organised by Oxford Research Group on 15-17 October 2008 at Charney Manor, Oxfordshire, to give the Arab Peace Initiative (API) a higher profile. Present at the roundtable were senior serving and former diplomats and officials who have influence in and access to their own governments in the Arab world, Israel, US and UK.

Sustainable Security in Asia and Australasia

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:57:00 +0000

ORG has published the first in a series of reports based on the outcomes of six regional consultations on sustainable security. The report, Tigers and Dragons: Sustainable Security in Asia and Australasia, includes an integrated analysis of the regional drivers of insecurity and blockages to change in Asia, together with recommendations for policy-makers.

ORG International Security Report 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:55:00 +0000

ORG has published its fifth international security annual report. Written by Paul Rogers, The Tipping Point? ORG International Security Report 2008 examines international security trends in relation to Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, the al-Qaida movement, East-West relations after the Russian intervention in Georgia, and the probable security impact of the international economic downturn.

The Financial Crisis and Sustainable Security

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:32:00 +0000

ORG has published a short analysis by Paul Rogers of the impact of the current financial crisis on sustainable security.

Communications Intern

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:23:00 +0000

ORG is readvertising for a Communications Intern. This is a six month, part-time placement due to start at the end of October.

Remember ORG in your Will

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:51:00 +0000

ORG is now promoting Legacy Giving and In Memoriam Giving as additional ways to support our work. We have published a booklet entitled Reducing the Legacy of Conflict: Remembering Oxford Research Group in Your Will (PDF) that provides more information.

ORG website survey

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:27:00 +0000

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Internships available

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:07:00 +0000

ORG is now accepting applications for its Autumn internship placements. We have two placements available: one for a Communications Intern and the other for a Sustainable Security Intern.

From the Swamp to Terra Firma

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:04:00 +0000

Oxford Research Group has published the report of a recent meeting hosted by ORG, the King Faisal Center and the Diplomatic Institute Riyaadh. The report, From the Swamp to Terra Firma, examines the challenge of finding a regional consensus for stabilising Iraq.

Food, Poverty and Security

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:50:00 +0000

ORG has published a short analysis by Paul Rogers of the current food crisis, Food, Poverty and Security. This is the first briefing in the new volume of our International Security Monthly Briefings.

Beyond Terror published in Spanish

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:49:00 +0000

ORG is pleased to announce that our popular book Beyond Terror has been published in Spanish by Los Libros del Lince as Mas alla del Terror.

ORG internship

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:11:00 +0000

We are now accepting applications for our summer internship placement. The closing date is Friday 13 June and interviews will take place in London on Monday 23 June.

Can there be any ‘just war’ if we do not document the dead and injured?

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:09:00 +0000

On 17 March 2008, John Sloboda, spoke at a conference held at Cumberland Lodge on "Is a Just War Possible?" ORG has now published a report based on his presentation on the documentation and recording of every victim of violent conflict.

German edition of Beyond Terror published

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:06:00 +0000

ORG is pleased to announce that our popular book Beyond Terror has been published in German by Edition Nautilus as Jenseits des Terrors: Was unsere Welt wirklich bedroht. The book is already available in English, Portuguese and Dutch, and a Spanish edition will be published shortly. We are still actively seeking publishers in other countries who might be interested in translating the book.

ORG's work raised in House of Commons debate

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:05:00 +0000

ORG's work on sustainable security has recently made its way into the House of Commons after being mentioned twice during the debate on the EU Treaty. On 20 February, Joan Walley MP impressed upon Foreign Secretary David Miliband the importance of ORG's sustainable security approach and again on 27 February she urged the House to to look into ways of making foreign and global security policies more sustainable based on ORG's work.

Nuclear Futures?

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:11:00 +0000

ORG has now published the report of a one-day symposium held at the Royal Society in London on 6 December 2007 on Nuclear Futures – Realities and Choices, organised by Oxford Research Group in association with the David Davies Memorial Institute for International Studies (DDMI).

New ORG monthly update launched

noreply@blogger.com (Oxford Research Group) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:29:00 +0000

ORG has launched a new monthly update. Subscribers will receive the latest International Security Monthly Briefing and all the news from ORG delivered straight to their inbox each month. The first edition can now be viewed online and you can subscribe here.