Panel Discussion on 'Local' Conflicts in Transnational Entanglements
'Local' Conflicts in Transnational Entanglements
Challenges for multidimensional external interventions in building sustainable peace
You are cordially invited to join our Panel Discussion.
The aim of the Panel Discussion is to further elaborate on central themes that have been identified by key experts during an Expert Event (by invitation only) on the topic, earlier that day. The outcomes of the Expert Event and Panel Discussion will feed into a research report advancing concrete recommendations for policymakers.
In addition, participants have the opportunity to engage in an online debate on these issues before and after the event.
Panelists
- Thomas Barfield (Boston University)
- Emile Simpson (Former UK armed forces, author of ‘War from the ground up’)
- Peter Tinti (Journalist)
- Representative Dutch government (tbc)
Background
Present-day conflicts are characterized by significant complexity that results in part from increasing connections between the local and the global that have been enabled by greater ease of communication, transport and technological progress. This complexity makes it difficult to understand, address and resolve current conflicts because it diversifies the aims and interests of conflict parties, increases the number and type of actors that can be involved, and diversifies the strategies and tools they utilize.