Category Archives: General

Paul Rogers  openDemocracy 11 November 2016. The American election result can fruitfully be seen in a global context, as an expression of ‘revolts from the margins’ that arise in response to a failed economic system. A revolt from the margins? … Continue reading →

The Yorkshire Post. Published 6:13 Thursday 10 November 2016 GIVEN that Donald Trump has little experience in foreign policy and has few advisors in this area, trying to separate out some of his bombastic statements during the campaign from likely … Continue reading →

York Against the War Public Meeting WAR  BEYOND  CONTROL? Paul Rogers Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford Paul is a leading expert in the field of international security, arms control and political violence. After more than a decade … Continue reading →

Maurice Vassie 29 October 2016 In the current era of civil wars between sects and tribes, in the Middle East and Africa with the misery they bring to non-combattants, especially women and children, we commend the desire of  British Governments … Continue reading →

Maurice Vassie, 29 October 2016 In the war against terrorism the meeting of force with force, it is the terrorists, who draw up the rules of engagement that apply equally to counter-terrorist forces. When we take armed action against terrorists … Continue reading →

Oxford Research Group (ORG) has produced a new short film to showcase its work. The three minute film features ORG’s Professor Paul Rogers and Gabrielle Rifkind as well as their patron Dr Hans Blix and leaders of our dialogue projects … Continue reading →

Russia and China view the build up of US and NATO missile defence bases in Europe and the Pacific as destabilising and an aggressive threat to their nuclear deterrence strategies. This forward deployment of missiles and radars on their borders … Continue reading →

Natalle Nougayrede The Guardian Weekly 05.08.16 As Europe reels from terrorist attacks, Aleppo, once Syria’s second city, is suffering its own nightmare. The connection between these two developments is more than coincidence. As bombs, guns and knives were being wielded … Continue reading →

Paul Rogers Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford 19 November 2015 Twelve years ago, George W Bush gave his “Mission Accomplished” speech from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, confident that the Saddam Hussein regime … Continue reading →

© 2016 IILHR, MRG, NPWJ, UNPO – July 2016 This report has been produced as part of the Ceasefire project, a multi-year programme supported by the European Union to implement a system of civilian-led monitoring of human rights abuses in … Continue reading →