DOHA, October 22. /Dunyo IA/.  On October 19–21^st, 2026, Eldor Aripov, Director of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan (ISRS), participated in the eighth Global Security Forum (GSF 2026), held in Doha, Qatar, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Forum has been held since 2018, bringing together representatives from government bodies, international organizations, expert and analytical community and the media. This year’s event convened senior government officials, intelligence chiefs, military officials, diplomats and experts from more than 100 countries.

Forum was attended by Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Pakistan’s Minister for Interior; Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez, Spain’s Minister of the Interior; Costas Fytiris, Cyprus’s Minister of Justice and Public Order; Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security; Dominic Rochon, Canada’s Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for National Security and Intelligence; Diego Martínez Belío, Spain’s State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs; and Thomas J. Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Presidential Envoy for Iraq and Syria. Other participants included senior INTERPOL officials, representatives of NATO and the European Union, delegates from Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Libya and experts from leading think tanks.

Forum focused on the future of international alliances and partnerships amid shifts in the global balance of power and rising geopolitical tensions. Discussions explored prospects for resolving regional conflicts and adapting international cooperation mechanisms to emerging security challenges.

On the sidelines of the forum, ISRS Director took part in expert discussions on international and regional security. Particular attention was paid to the role of diplomacy in preventing crises, maintaining dialogue between states and developing coordinated approaches to promoting stability.