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About Us

About Us

The Commonwealth Security and Resilience Group is the Commonwealth's formal and accredited security institution.

 

Founded to inform and understand decision making and policy; build partnerships; and to promote leadership, innovation and expertise from across the wider Commonwealth community in addressing current and emerging challenges.

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The Group is mandated to energise networks throughout the Commonwealth to enhance the security and resilience of member states, and the organisations and communities within them.

What we do

 

  • Provide a platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue on challenges facing the Commonwealth and options for their solution.

  • Showcase and promote success stories in security and resilience from across the Commonwealth community, encouraging best practice.

  • Coordinate a network of specialists and a range of programmes focused on delivering practical and policy solutions in line with the values of the Commonwealth.
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Underlying the foundation of the Commonwealth Security and Resilience Group are the principles of the Commonwealth Charter on Peace and Security:

 

"International peace and security, sustainable economic growth and development, and the rule of law are essential to the progress and prosperity of all."

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https://thecommonwealth.org/commonwealth-charter-section/international-peace-and-security​​

FOCUS AREAS

Focus Areas

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PEACE SUPPORT, CONFLICT AND EXTREMISM

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TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND ILLICIT NETWORKS

Key Personalities

Meet our People

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Executive Director

Freddie Woolland

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Head of Operations

Daniela Severino

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Director - MDA COP and MDA Working Group

Kirk Harris

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Director - Global Strategy and Programmes

Anthony Halley

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Director Publications and Editor

Adam Chidell

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Lead Researcher

Jennifer Howe

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Senior Council Member and Advisor Maritime 

Admiral RK Dhowan

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Senior Cyber Fellow

Kanishk Gaur

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Senior AI Fellow

Dr Radika Kumar

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Senior Terrorism and Extremism Fellow

Prof. Kumar Ramakrishna

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Senior Peace Support and SOC Fellow 

Didacus B Kaguta

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Commonwealth Security & Resilience Group

7-10 Adam Street, Westminster, London, WC2N 6AA

info@cwsrg.org

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CONTACT

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