ASSESSING CHALLENGES: VIOLENCE MONITORING IN A CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT

Abstract

On November 20, 2025, Tom Hart, Head of Global Data Collection at Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), presented Assessing Challenges: Violence Monitoring in a Contemporary Context at the 2025 West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with audience members and CASIS Vancouver executives. The session examined how ACLED is adapting its conflict data collection model to balance timeliness and credibility amid changing media ecosystems, funding constraints, and growing competition from AI-driven datasets.