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  • Sustainable Security: Defining, Measuring and Building Security after Covid-19

    Sustainable Security: Defining, Measuring and Building Security after Covid-19

    This article makes the case for Sustainable Security, incorporating a broader range of risk drivers and responses than the national security approach. Embracing this would be an opportunity for the UK to strategise a more secure society and world after Covid-19. Read more

  • Webinar Podcast: Sustainable Security Index Launch

    Webinar Podcast: Sustainable Security Index Launch

    On 9 June ORG hosted a webinar where an expert panel discussed the Sustainable Security Index's key themes and findings. Read more

  • Sustainable Security Index Report

    Sustainable Security Index Report

    The Sustainable Security Index ranks 155 countries on sustainable security. The Index report explores the key themes and findings of the Index. Read more

  • Sustainable Security Index Rankings Table

    Sustainable Security Index Rankings Table

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Sustainable Security Index

The Sustainable Security Index is an exciting new project by Oxford Research Group (ORG). The Index measures security more holistically than it has been measured in the past. It is the first global ranking to measure the true drivers of instability.

The Index highlights why states need to move beyond a narrow understanding of security to an integrated approach that addresses the key drivers of instability:

  • Unsustainable environmental policies
  • Poor governance and inequality
  • Over reliance on military force

It ranks 155 countries on “sustainable security” and seeks to instigate a conversation around how to measure and change policies which exacerbate, rather than alleviate, the drivers of conflict.

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Sustainable Security: Defining, Measuring and Building Security after Covid-19

Sustainable Security: Defining, Measuring and Building Security after Covid-19

This article makes the case for Sustainable Security, incorporating a broader range of risk drivers and responses than the national security approach. Embracing this would be an opportunity for the UK to strategise a more secure society and world after Covid-19. Read more

Published: 9th July, 2020

Author: Alasdair McKay

Related topics:
  • Sustainable Security Index
  • The Remote Warfare Programme
  • Integrated Review
Webinar Podcast: Sustainable Security Index Launch

Webinar Podcast: Sustainable Security Index Launch

On 9 June ORG hosted a webinar where an expert panel discussed the Sustainable Security Index's key themes and findings. Read more

Published: 11th June, 2020

Updated: 1st July, 2020

Author: Alasdair McKay

Related topics:
  • Sustainable Security Index
  • Sustainable Security Programme
  • Podcasts
Sustainable Security Index Report

Sustainable Security Index Report

The Sustainable Security Index ranks 155 countries on sustainable security. The Index report explores the key themes and findings of the Index. Read more

Published: 31st May, 2020

Updated: 1st July, 2020

Author: Alasdair McKay

Related topics:
  • Sustainable Security Index
  • Sustainable Security Programme
Sustainable Security Index Rankings Table

Sustainable Security Index Rankings Table

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Published: 25th May, 2020

Updated: 12th June, 2020

Author: Alasdair McKay

Related topics:
  • Sustainable Security Index
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  • Security in the DRC and Yemen: Military Conflict, Disease Outbreak and Containment

    Security in the DRC and Yemen: Military Conflict, Disease Outbreak and Containment

    This briefing examines the effect of military conflict on the response (and vice versa) to Ebola and COVID-19 in DRC and Yemen, respectively.

  • Mistrust, Misinformation and Community Engagement: Reflections on lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yemen

    Mistrust, Misinformation and Community Engagement: Reflections on lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yemen

    This briefing examines the mistrust, misinformation and community engagement during the Ebola and COVID-19 outbreaks in the DRC and Yemen, respectively.

  • Women’s Experiences of Disease Outbreaks in Conflict: Reflections on lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yemen

    Women’s Experiences of Disease Outbreaks in Conflict: Reflections on lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yemen

    This briefing will explore the challenges facing women and girls in each of these contexts. It will first examine the response of the international community in the DRC, and identify key challenges to Congolese women.

  • Background Briefing - Military Conflict, Disease Outbreak and Containment: A Comparative Study of Yemen and DRC

    Background Briefing - Military Conflict, Disease Outbreak and Containment: A Comparative Study of Yemen and DRC

    This is the first briefing in a series released by the Oxford Research Group’s (ORG) Strategic Peacebuilding Programme. These briefings examine the lessons that can be drawn from the response to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how they can be applied in the response to COVID-19 in Yemen.

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  • The Role of Youth in Peacebuilding: Challenges and Opportunities

    The Role of Youth in Peacebuilding: Challenges and Opportunities

    Young people are frequently ‘othered’ in discussions about conflict. This is a dangerous practice as youths can play a very positive role aiding peacebuilding in societies recovering from conflict.

  • Making Bad Economies: The Poverty of Mexican Drug Cartels

    Making Bad Economies: The Poverty of Mexican Drug Cartels

    Some stories say that local economies benefit from cartels in Mexico. But research suggests that the areas most plagued by drug-related violence have seriously suffered economically.

  • ORG's Vision

    Oxford Research Group (ORG) is an independent organisation that has been influential for for nearly four decades in pioneering new, more strategic approaches to security and peacebuilding. Based in London since 2006, ORG continues to pursue cutting edge research and advocacy in the United Kingdom and abroad while managing innovative peacebuilding projects in several Middle Eastern countries.

  • Remote Warfare: Lessons Learned from Contemporary Theatres

    Remote Warfare: Lessons Learned from Contemporary Theatres

    This report is a first attempt to identify some of the factors that have helped or hindered the UK’s current approach to remote warfare.

  • Weavers of Peace: The Higaonon Tribe in the Philippines

    Weavers of Peace: The Higaonon Tribe in the Philippines

    The Higaonon, an indigenous tribe in Northern Mindanao in the southern Philippines, have preserved an ancient system of conflict resolution which has enabled them to be a truly peaceful community. However, there is a need to ensure that this knowledge is not lost in the future.

  • The Cyprus Problem: Why Solve a Comfortable Conflict?

    The Cyprus Problem: Why Solve a Comfortable Conflict?

    Several diplomatic efforts have been made both domestically and internationally to enhance peaceful unity since the start of the Cyprus Problem. Despite the shortcomings of past efforts, it is still desirable not only to resolve the issue, but also to do so in a timely manner.

  • Why Does UN Humanitarian Intervention Remain Selective?

    Why Does UN Humanitarian Intervention Remain Selective?

    Over the past two decades, the United Nations Security Council has responded more strongly to some humanitarian crises than to others. This variation in Security Council action raises the important question of what factors motivate United Nations intervention.

  • The UK and UN Peace Operations: A Case for Greater Engagement

    The UK and UN Peace Operations: A Case for Greater Engagement

    This report supports an enhanced role for Britain in UN peace operations and sets out a case for greater engagement.

  • The Politics of Coltan: An Interview with Michael Nest

    The Politics of Coltan: An Interview with Michael Nest

    In this interview, Dr. Michael Nest discusses the political, environmental, ethical and social issues surrounding the mining of columbite–tantalite (coltan).

  • The Expanding Role of Chinese Peacekeeping in Africa

    The Expanding Role of Chinese Peacekeeping in Africa

    China's increased involvement in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping in Africa reflects a broader trend of the country taking a more proactive approach to foreign policy.

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