Paul Rogers (academic)

Paul Rogers (born 10 February 1943) is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and Global Security Consultant with Oxford Research Group (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 openDemocracy’s International Security Editor. ^[1]

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 Polytechnic (1971–1979) and then from 1979 at at the University of Bradford. ^[2]

He holds a BSc and PhD from Imperial College London. ^[2]

He has written for The Guardian on the Gaza war. He has argued that Israel is pursuing the Dahiya doctrine to corral and control Palestinians, but that it would fail unless Israelis and Palestinians can be brought together in some way. ^[3] He has also argued that Israel is losing the war and risks becoming a pariah state. ^[4]

Personal life

Brought up in east London, where he went to McEntee school, Walthamstow. He now lives in a smallholding in Kirkburton, near Huddersfield. He is married and has four children. ^[2]

Published books (selective list)

• 2021: Losing control: Global security in the twenty-first century. 4th ed., London: Pluto Press, ISBN   978-0-74534-368-6
• 2016: Irregular war: ISIS and the new threat from the margins. London/New York: I.B. Tauris, ISBN   978-1-78453-488-2
• 2008: Global security and the War on Terror: Elite power and the illusion of control. London/New York: Routledge, ISBN   0-415-41937-9
• 2008: Why we're losing the war on terror. Cambridge/Malden: Polity, ISBN   978-0-74564-196-6
• 2006: A war too far: Iraq, Iran and the new American century. London: Pluto Press, ISBN   0-7453-2432-0

References

1. "Professor Paul Rogers | Departments | SSIS | University of Bradford". www.brad.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010.
2. Richards, Huw (3 January 2006). "Paul Rogers: Peace studies in our time". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
3. Rogers, Paul (5 December 2023). "Israel's use of disproportionate force is a long-established tactic – with a clear aim". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
4. Rogers, Paul (21 December 2023). "Israel is losing the war against Hamas – but Netanyahu and his government will never admit it". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

• University of Bradford: Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor (live link, Dec 2023)