Professor Paul Rogers

Senior Fellow

Paul Rogers is Oxford Research Group's (ORG) Senior Fellow in International Security. He has worked in the field of international security, arms control and political violence for over 30 years.

Paul is Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. He lectures at universities and defence colleges in several countries and has written or edited 26 books, including 'Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century' (Pluto Press, 3rd edition, 2010) and 'Why We're Losing the War on Terror' (Polity, 2008). He writes Monthly Briefings analysing the international security situation for the ORG website, and since October 2001, has written a series of influential ORG Reports on international security, including 'Global Security After the War on Terror' (November 2009) and 'Military Action Against Iran: Impact and Effects' (July 2010). Paul is also a regular commentator on global security issues in both the national and international media, and is openDemocracy’s International Security Editor.

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ORG Explains #14 : The UK’s Special Forces

This explainer will focus specifically on the UK’s special forces examining what we do know about them, what they do, their history, what they cost, and the UK’s policies towards them..
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Next month, ORG will launch its Sustainable Security Index project.
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Making Bad Economies: The Poverty of Mexican Drug Cartels

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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.
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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

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The Cyprus Problem: Why Solve a Comfortable Conflict?

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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.
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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 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.