Paul Rogers (born 10 February 1943) is Emeritus Professor of

Peace Studies Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such ...

at the

University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...

and Global Security Consultant with

Oxford Research Group Oxford Research Group (ORG) was a London-based charity and think tank in Cambridge Heath, London, UK working on peace, security and justice issues. Its research and dialogue activities were mainly focused on the Middle East, North and West Africa ...

(ORG). He has worked in the field of international security, arms control and political violence for over 30 years. He lectures at universities and defence colleges in several countries and has written or edited 26 books, including ''Global Security and the War on Terror: Elite Power and the Illusion of Control'' (Routledge, 2008) and ''Why We're Losing the War on Terror'' (Polity, 2008). Since October 2001 he has written monthly Briefing Papers on international security and the " war on terror" for ORG. He is also a regular commentator on global security issues in both the national and international media, and is

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’s International Security Editor. In the 1960s he worked with the Haslemere Group, an early pressure group on trade and development issues before embarking on an academic career first at Huddersfield and then at Bradford. He holds a BSc and PhD from

Imperial College London Imperial College London, also known as Imperial, is a Public university, public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who envisioned a Al ...

. He has written for

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on the

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. He has argued that Israel is pursuing the

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to corral and control Palestinians, but that it would fail unless Israelis and Palestinians can be brought together in some way. He has also argued that Israel is losing the war and risks becoming a pariah state.

Published books (selective list)

*2021: ''Losing control: Global security in the twenty-first century''. 4th ed., London:

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, *2016: ''Irregular war: ISIS and the new threat from the margins.'' London/New York:

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, *2008: ''Global security and the War on Terror: Elite power and the illusion of control''. London/New York:

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, *2008: ''Why we're losing the war on terror''. Cambridge/Malden:

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, *2006: ''A war too far: Iraq, Iran and the new American century''. London: Pluto Press,

References

1943 births Living people Peace and conflict scholars Academics of the University of Bradford Alumni of Imperial College London British non-fiction writers British male writers British male non-fiction writers

External links

University of Bradford: Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor
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