"Trump is signalling that Washington is prepared to move beyond sanctions and rhetoric."

Assosicate Professor Annette Idler spoke to Channel 4 News as President Donald Trump sends US warships towards Venezuela. 👇
https://ow.ly/4VIs50XitrW

Spoke with @channel4news.bsky.social on U.S. pressure on Venezuela. We need to move from coercion to cooperation — militarising complex crises only fuels instability. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk #GlobalSecurity #Venezuela #WarOnDrugs Watch at 3:56min: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQoQ...

Professor @annetteidler.bsky.social 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:
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqlt...

#IllicitFlows #OrganisedCrime #Security #LBC #Oxford

"They have a portfolio approach to different types of organised crime."

Annette Idler speaks to Andrew Marr on LBC on the importance of looking at the bigger networks of organised crime – rather than individual gangs. From 26:36👇
https://ow.ly/cwZI50X8lal

🌍 Hiring!Join me @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk as Postdoc in Global Security—working on Contested Cross-border Spaces,Illicit Flows&Order. If you think across borders&disciplines, this is for you!
🕘 Deadline: 31/10/2025
🔗 pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-global-security

Great to speak w/ Andrew Marr on @lbc.co.uk about how phone theft isn’t street crime, it’s part of global illicit supply chains, linked to routes, logistics & financial systems used e.g. for drugs, weapons & human trafficking. Watch @ 27:01: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqlt...

Spoke to LBC on Sunday about the UK gov’s crackdown on ads promoting migrant smuggling. A good idea in theory—but without real enforcement & focus on big players, it risks missing the mark. It’s a global illicit economy, not just a local PR problem. 🎥 tinyurl.com/9pxztc6p

"We need to think about how to actually target the big, the large intermediaries, the brokers, the heads of those gangs."

Prof @annetteidler.bsky.social speaks to LBC as the UK gov. announces plans to make it illegal to promote Channel crossings on social media. ⬇️

We recently hosted the Rhodes Symposium on International Security at Rhodes House. The event was organised and moderated by #RhodesScholars Jupneet Singh and Fahad Abdulrazzaq and the panel featured alumnus Admiral Stuart Munsch, alumna Jen Easterly and Professor @annetteidler.bsky.social.

🌍 What does peacebuilding look like in an age of illicit flows?

Dr @annetteidler.bsky.social‬ shares her field insights from Colombia to Myanmar, and how research can shape real-world UN practice.

🔎 Read the UNSSC spotlight:

How do #illicitflows shape #conflict, #peacebuilding, & state fragility across borders? Feeling honoured to be hosted by #UNSSC for a webinar on this on 29 May 2pm-3pm BST. Register now: tinyurl.com/3maxn4xz
Explore topic now in spotlight interview: www.unssc.org/news-and-ins...

Who really controls borders in conflict zones?

A new article co-authored by @annetteidler.bsky.social explores how porous borders – where rules exist but aren't enforced – give rise to hybrid sovereignties, where states and armed groups both govern.

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'Do we want short term enforcement or long term social strategies?'

Associate Professor in Global Security @annetteidler.bsky.social spoke to #BBCWorldService ahead of the Ecuadorian election, which took place over the weekend. Listen from 45:02👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🆕 Violent local groups can influence nationally important infrastructure projects. Dams in Colombia & Myanmar were only possible with the cooperation of FARC and KIA respectively.

New International Studies Quarterly article co-authored by @annetteidler.bsky.social explores this👇
buff.ly/3QuAbYu

🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 with @annetteidler.bsky.social

How do violent non-state actors (VNSAs) shape the fate of massive infrastructure projects? Our new article in International Studies Quarterly reveals the hidden forces behind global megaprojects. 🧵👇

👉 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...