The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries and the Centre for Military Studies co-host a panel discussion with leading experts on the evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities against developments in the nature of contemporary armed conflicts. In the seminar, Prof. Kevin Jon Heller (Centre for Military Studies) moderates a panel consisting of Dr. Chris Kwaja (Chair-Rapporteur, UN WG on the use of mercenaries), Prof. Candace Rondeaux (Arizona State University), Mr. Brian Castner (Amnesty International US), Dr. Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito (University of Twente), Ms. Julia Friedrich (Global Public Policy Institute), Mr. Bassam Alahmad (Syrians for Truth and Justice), and Col. Chris Mayer (Discussant, US Army, ret.).