A roundtable of practitioners discussing today's challenges in responding to armed conflicts

International Responses to Armed Conflict: Perspectives on Today's Challenges

18:00- 19:30, 8 September

Glasgow University Union, Debates Chamber

Part of the Conflict Research Society Annual Conference 2026, hosted by PSES IRT

As armed conflicts around the world grow more complex, protracted, and difficult to resolve, how should the international community respond? This roundtable brings together leading practitioners working at the frontlines of peace mediation, conflict resolution, international assistance, and human rights to share reflections on the shifting landscape of conflict response.

Chaired by Asli Ozcelik Olcay and Rebecca Tapscott (University of Glasgow), the panel features:

Ashley Jackson, Co-Director, Centre on Armed Groups

Frances Guy, Scotland's International Development Alliance and Scotland's Humanitarian Emergency Fund

Helen Duffy, Professor of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Leiden University; Director, Human Rights in Practice

Paul Dziatkowiec, Director of Mediation and Peace Support, Geneva Centre for Security Policy

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