Oxford Global Security Programme

📢 We’re hiring! The Oxford Global Security Programme is recruiting a Research Assistant. Support research on Networked Illicit Flows in West Africa—collecting & systematising data from public sources and using AI tools. 🕓 Deadline: 27 May 2026 🔗 pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/resear…

We are pleased to announce Episode 4 of the Global Security Programme Webinar Series. Supported by #XCEPT. Trafficking Hubs and Global Supply Chain Networks 📅 Wed 29 April, 2:00 - 3:00 pm (UK time) Register: @cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/965f23be…

Joined @BBCWorldService Weekend today to discuss US–Iran tensions, energy markets, illicit flows & more. Listen in these 3 links: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17… bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17… bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17…

We are pleased to announce Episode 2 of the Global Security Programme Webinar Series. Supported by XCEPT. Remote Sensing for Conflict Analysis & Security Governance 📅 Wed 4 March | ⏰ 1:00–2:00 pm (UK) Register: @cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b8f004c2…

Spoke w/ @Channel4News about El Mencho’s capture & unsettling retaliatory violence. The arrest is important, but global drug supply chains are resilient to leadership losses. Without reducing demand, underlying structure remains. Interview (watch @3:40): youtube.com/watch?v=bW4GCm…

Happening tomorrow. GSP Webinar Series — six conversations on conflict, governance & illicit flows across borders. Supported by #XCEPT. Episode 1: Borderlands and the Making of Global (Dis)Order 📅 25 Feb | ⏰ 1:00-2:00 pm (UK) Register here: forms.office.com/e/nuPHL0QrUG

Launching the Global Security Programme Webinar Series — six conversations on conflict, governance & illicit flows across borders. Supported by XCEPT. Episode 1: Borderlands and the Making of Global (Dis)Order 📅 25 Feb | ⏰ 1pm (UK) Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Hybrid Event Join us for a field-based discussion on the Sinjar Peace Agreement & the challenges facing Iraq’s Yazidi community. Speaker: Giorgi Gigauri, Visiting Fellow 🗓 3 March 2026, 5 PM 📍 Allen & Overy Room, Pembroke College & Online Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Prof @AnnetteIdler, Director of the Global Security Programme at #Oxford, explores #US actions in #Venezuela and the potential impact on stability in the region and worldwide. globalsecurity.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news-and-event…

I wrote for @UniofOxford on the US–Venezuela situation. One overlooked paradox: actions justified as fighting organised crime are likely to benefit it, by fragmenting authority and deepening instability. Read here: ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01-0… #GlobalSecurity #Venezuela #LatinAmerica

Yesterday I spoke with @BBCWorld about the rapidly evolving situation in Venezuela. Removing an illegitimate ruler does not automatically produce stability, and coercion without legitimacy risks turning crisis into prolonged insecurity. @GS_Oxford #Venezuela #GlobalSecurity

“The removal of Maduro creates not clarity but a dangerous power vacuum." -- Prof @AnnetteIdler in @theipaper. "Without Venezuelan ownership and regional backing, any attempt at US-led governance risks rapid destabilisation rather than transition.” #entry-4147753" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">inews.co.uk/news/explosion…

Join us as we discuss the international norms urgently needed — and how youth associated with non-state armed groups can break cycles of violence, receive real support for disengagement & reintegration, and be empowered as agents of peace. Register: globalsecurity.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news-and-event…

La opinión de Fernando Cepeda en El País sobre el lanzamiento del Summary Report de nuestro proyecto CONPEACE: 🔎 elpais.com.co/opinion/column…

Professor @AnnetteIdler for @bbcbrasil As global cocaine demand rises, PCC & Comando Vermelho grow more powerful, more global, and more embedded in communities. Punitive approaches aren’t enough — reducing demand & investing in public health are key: 🔎bbc.com/portuguese/art…

📢 We’re hiring! Closing tomorrow Join the Global Security Programme at @PembrokeOxford as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Security:

📢 We’re hiring! Application deadline: 9am (UK time), Friday, 31 October 2025

Professor @AnnetteIdler spoke with Channel 4 News about the recent escalation of U.S. pressure on Venezuela. She highlights the need to move from coercion to cooperation — or risk a dangerous spiral of violence that could be difficult to reverse. 🎥 Watch from 3:56:

From Gaza to Ukraine, the question is urgent: how do societies move from war to peace? Join us for the launch of our CONPEACE Report exploring lessons from Colombia’s peacebuilding journey. 🗓 4 Nov | 📍@PembrokeOxford | Hybrid event globalsecurity.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Professor @AnnetteIdler spoke on #LBC about how phone thefts are part of wider networks of illicit flows—from local street crimes to global supply chains. 🎧 Listen from minute 26:30: 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=YqltS7… #IllicitFlows #OrganisedCrime #Security #LBC #Oxford