Paul Rogers is professor in the department of peace studies at Bradford University, northern England. He is openDemocracy's international security adviser, and has been writing a weekly column on global security since 28 September 2001; he also writes a monthly briefing for the Oxford Research Group. His latest book is 'Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins' (IB Tauris, 2016), which follows 'Why We’re Losing the War on Terror' (Polity, 2007), and 'Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century' (Pluto Press, 3rd edition, 2010). He is on Twitter at: @ProfPRogers
A lecture by Paul Rogers, delivered to the Food Systems Academy in late 2014, provides an overview of the analysis that underpins his openDemocracy column. The lecture - 'The crucial century, 1945-2045: transforming food systems in a global context' - focuses on the central place of food systems in human security worldwide. Paul argues that food is the pivot of humanity's next great transition. It can be accessed here
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Published in: HomeThe key to global security? It’s not just about securityIn his 900th column for openDemocracy, Paul Rogers shows how economics and climate demand a new approach to international security.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDo the Tories care about climate breakdown? The next two months will reveal allIn 2015 the Cameron government scrapped vital laws and policies to tackle climate change. May could reverse these decisions in weeks, if she wanted to.
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka, and the lessons still not learned in the failed “war on terror”Attacks in Sri Lanka and elsewhere suggest that the al-Qaida/ISIS phenomenon is still very much with us, despite military interventions by the West. Is it finally time for a new approach?
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Published in: HomeWe already know who will win the war in Libya – western arms dealersThey armed Gadaffi and the forces that ousted him alike – now they’re repeating that profitable trick.
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Published in: HomeLetter from London: Why ISIS rejoices in Trump, Netanyahu and BrexitA young follower explains why the caliphate is succeeding despite its physical defeat, in the latest of a series imagined by Paul Rogers.
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Published in: HomeUS and the two Koreas prepare for another round of nuclear confrontationNorth Korea is rebuilding its ability to launch missiles and the US has got a spy plane in place to watch them – and the Americans are quietly continuing their military exercises with the South too.