Chris Abbott is the Programme Coordinator and Researcher at Oxford Research Group, responsible for ORG’s sustainable security project and editor of www.sustainablesecurity.org. Previously he has worked as a campaigner and researcher on a number of social and environmental issues. In addition to writing several ORG reports, his articles on global security issues have appeared in various publications, both in the UK and abroad.

Paul Rogers is Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, and a Global Security Consultant to Oxford Research Group. He has worked in the field of international security, arms control and political violence for over thirty years, lecturing at universities and defence colleges in several countries, and has written over twenty books. He is a regular commentator on global issues both in the national and international media.

John Sloboda is Executive Director of Oxford Research Group. He is also Professor of Psychology and Honorary Research Fellow in the School of International Relations, Politics and the Environment at Keele University. He co-founded and manages Iraq Body Count, which quickly became a key source of information about civilian casualties during the Iraq war and its aftermath. In July 2004, John was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy.

About the Oxford Research Group
Oxford Research Group (ORG) is an independent non-governmental organisation which seeks to bring about positive change on issues of national and international security. Established in 1982, it is now considered to be one of the UK’s leading global security think tanks and was voted one of the ‘Top 20 Think Tanks in the UK’ by the Independent. ORG is a registered charity and uses a combination of innovative publications, expert round-tables, residential consultations, and engagements with opinion-formers and government, to develop and promote sustainable global security strategies. www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk