Middle East Security Society
(MESS)
The Middle East Security Society (MESS) is Oxford’s first initiative exclusively dedicated to exploring conflict in one of the world’s most critical and dynamic regions.
With an unwavering commitment to non-partisan analysis, the Society examines every facet of security—from military strategy and cutting-edge technologies to environmental challenges and religious influences.
Join us each week for captivating lectures and small-group dinners with world-renowned experts and military leaders, offering unparalleled insights into the forces shaping the future of the Middle East.
"The Middle East sits at the centre of an increasingly complex security environment impacted by the return of great power competition and enduring threats from actors that seek to undermine the rules-based international order."
Former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis