Annette Idler
@annetteidler.bsky.social
Associate Professor @UniofOxford, Director @GS_Oxford, former Visiting Scholar @Harvard, #globalsecurity #armedconflict #illiciteconomy author #BorderlandBattles http://tinyurl.com/y2q www.annetteidler.com
Spoke with BBC News about the U.S. carrier strike group now off Venezuela — the biggest deployment in the region in decades. What’s driving it? Pressure on Maduro. War-on-drugs politics. Oil + great-power competition. Rising regional tensions. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Qn...
Annette Idler spoke to BBC News about her assessment of the socio-economic crisis in Venezuela.
YouTube video by Blavatnik School of Government
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November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Spoke with BBC News about the U.S. carrier strike group now off Venezuela — the biggest deployment in the region in decades. What’s driving it? Pressure on Maduro. War-on-drugs politics. Oil + great-power competition. Rising regional tensions. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Qn...
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"Global trade and digital connectivity is what turned these Brazilian factions into networked global organisations."
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Global trade and digital connectivity is what turned these Brazilian factions into networked global organisations."
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
Spoke w/ Estadão on Brazil’s role in global cocaine routes. Rio’s violence is tied to EU demand, West African transit, and record Andean production. The war on drugs has failed — we need smarter, networked solutions.
Article: tinyurl.com/2a9z5fxx
Watch: tinyurl.com/va93dx37
Article: tinyurl.com/2a9z5fxx
Watch: tinyurl.com/va93dx37
Universidade de Oxford - Tudo Sobre - Estadão
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Spoke w/ Estadão on Brazil’s role in global cocaine routes. Rio’s violence is tied to EU demand, West African transit, and record Andean production. The war on drugs has failed — we need smarter, networked solutions.
Article: tinyurl.com/2a9z5fxx
Watch: tinyurl.com/va93dx37
Article: tinyurl.com/2a9z5fxx
Watch: tinyurl.com/va93dx37
We’ve launched the CONPEACE Report—a decade of research on turning conflict actors into architects of peace. Featured in El País: “So much is at stake—lives, wellbeing, progress, trust in the future. [This report] must be taken seriously.”
Report: tinyurl.com/CONPEACE
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Report: tinyurl.com/CONPEACE
El País: tinyurl.com/bdxdb5cj
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We’ve launched the CONPEACE Report—a decade of research on turning conflict actors into architects of peace. Featured in El País: “So much is at stake—lives, wellbeing, progress, trust in the future. [This report] must be taken seriously.”
Report: tinyurl.com/CONPEACE
El País: tinyurl.com/bdxdb5cj
Report: tinyurl.com/CONPEACE
El País: tinyurl.com/bdxdb5cj
🎙️ I joined #BBC #Radio4’s Briefing Room to discuss the U.S. military build-up near #Venezuela — a move that could reshape regional security and global power dynamics. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk
🎧 Listen here @ 15:52: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎧 Listen here @ 15:52: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Briefing Room - What's happening in Venezuela? - BBC Sounds
Why is there a military build-up off the coast of Venezuela?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🎙️ I joined #BBC #Radio4’s Briefing Room to discuss the U.S. military build-up near #Venezuela — a move that could reshape regional security and global power dynamics. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk
🎧 Listen here @ 15:52: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎧 Listen here @ 15:52: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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“What we see here is largely performative, it’s a show of power.”
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
The Briefing Room - What's happening in Venezuela? - BBC Sounds
Why is there a military build-up off the coast of Venezuela?
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“What we see here is largely performative, it’s a show of power.”
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
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"These recommendations are not only valid in the case of Colombia, but are also relevant for other countries seeking to transition from armed conflict to peace effectively and sustainably."
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
Arquitectos de paz ll
Es que es mucho lo que hay en juego, vidas, tranquilidad, progreso, bienestar y confianza en el futuro, como para que no se tomen muy en serio estas recomendaciones.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"These recommendations are not only valid in the case of Colombia, but are also relevant for other countries seeking to transition from armed conflict to peace effectively and sustainably."
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
I was interviewed by @france24.com on Trump’s new not-so-covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Turning covert ops into public theatre is about signalling toughness, not strategy—it risks cycles of retaliation. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
Not-so-covert ops: Has Trump set his sights on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro?
A recent investigation by the Associated Press found that the CIA allegedly tried to recruit the trusted pilot of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to help overthrow him. The revelations were publis...
www.france24.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I was interviewed by @france24.com on Trump’s new not-so-covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Turning covert ops into public theatre is about signalling toughness, not strategy—it risks cycles of retaliation. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
⚠️ U.S.–Venezuela tensions are rising — and the risks extend far beyond Caracas. In my interview w/ @newsweek.com, I discussed why military escalation won’t fix the problem. Re-engagement, not confrontation, is key for regional stability. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/us-could-fir...
www.newsweek.com/us-could-fir...
US could fire Tomahawks into Venezuela: Former ambassador
The U.S. this week confirmed a string of strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Pacific.
www.newsweek.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
⚠️ U.S.–Venezuela tensions are rising — and the risks extend far beyond Caracas. In my interview w/ @newsweek.com, I discussed why military escalation won’t fix the problem. Re-engagement, not confrontation, is key for regional stability. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/us-could-fir...
www.newsweek.com/us-could-fir...
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"What really needs to be done is to transform the war on drugs into something focused on public health issues."
Associate Professor Annette Idler explains how rising cocaine use worldwide is strengthening Brazil’s criminal factions.👇
https://ow.ly/nXkk50Xkeb0
Associate Professor Annette Idler explains how rising cocaine use worldwide is strengthening Brazil’s criminal factions.👇
https://ow.ly/nXkk50Xkeb0
O aumento do consumo de cocaína no mundo que está dando mais poder a facções brasileiras - BBC News Brasil
Segundo a ONU e especialistas da área, demanda pela droga cresceu globalmente e especialmente no continente europeu, para onde facções brasileiras enviam o produto
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October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"What really needs to be done is to transform the war on drugs into something focused on public health issues."
Associate Professor Annette Idler explains how rising cocaine use worldwide is strengthening Brazil’s criminal factions.👇
https://ow.ly/nXkk50Xkeb0
Associate Professor Annette Idler explains how rising cocaine use worldwide is strengthening Brazil’s criminal factions.👇
https://ow.ly/nXkk50Xkeb0
Spoke w/ @bbcbrazil.bsky.social about how record global cocaine use empowers transnational groups like Brazil’s Comando Vermelho. Brazil is transit hub & market where violence & demand feed each other. We must move from crackdowns to smarter, prevention-based strategies. www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
O aumento do consumo de cocaína no mundo que está dando mais poder a facções brasileiras - BBC News Brasil
Segundo a ONU e especialistas da área, demanda pela droga cresceu globalmente e especialmente no continente europeu, para onde facções brasileiras enviam o produto
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Spoke w/ @bbcbrazil.bsky.social about how record global cocaine use empowers transnational groups like Brazil’s Comando Vermelho. Brazil is transit hub & market where violence & demand feed each other. We must move from crackdowns to smarter, prevention-based strategies. www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
Closing tomorrow! Come and work with us at the Global Security Programme @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk as postdoc: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Global Security
Pembroke College wishes to appoint a Postdoctoral Junior Research Fellow in Global Security. The appointment will be from November 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter for one year.
www.pmb.ox.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Closing tomorrow! Come and work with us at the Global Security Programme @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk as postdoc: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
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"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
Assosicate Professor Annette Idler spoke to Channel 4 News as President Donald Trump sends US warships towards Venezuela. 👇
https://ow.ly/4VIs50XitrW
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"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
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...
Why is the US sending warships towards Venezuela?
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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October 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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...
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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
🎧 Listen from minute 26:30:
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqlt...
#IllicitFlows #OrganisedCrime #Security #LBC #Oxford
Starmer calls Palestine protests on October 7th anniversary 'un-British' | Tonight with Andrew Marr
YouTube video by LBC
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October 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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
🎧 Listen from minute 26:30:
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqlt...
#IllicitFlows #OrganisedCrime #Security #LBC #Oxford
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"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
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
October 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"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
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
🕘 Deadline: 31/10/2025
🔗 pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-global-security
pmb.ox.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🌍 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
🕘 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...
October 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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
tinyurl.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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
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"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. ⬇️
Prof @annetteidler.bsky.social speaks to LBC as the UK gov. announces plans to make it illegal to promote Channel crossings on social media. ⬇️
Home Office crackdown on social media adverts for Channel crossings only targets 'small players', experts warn
The government's crackdown on social media adverts promoting illegal Channel crossings will only target the 'small players' in a 'huge illicit economy', a migration expert has warned.
www.lbc.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"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. ⬇️
Prof @annetteidler.bsky.social speaks to LBC as the UK gov. announces plans to make it illegal to promote Channel crossings on social media. ⬇️
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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.
June 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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.
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🌍 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:
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:
Redefining security and peacebuilding in the age of illicit flows: A spotlight interview with Dr. Annette Idler | UNSSC | United Nations System Staff College
Since 2015, the partnership between UNSSC and Oxford University has evolved into a dynamic collaboration, resulting in the development of training modules designed to assist UN personnel in…
www.unssc.org
May 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌍 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:
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...
Explore topic now in spotlight interview: www.unssc.org/news-and-ins...
May 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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...
Explore topic now in spotlight interview: www.unssc.org/news-and-ins...
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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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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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www.tandfonline.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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.
🔗
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/...
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/...
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
'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/...
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/...