18 Jun 2025

An expert on how to manage conflict and aggression

From Nine To Noon, 11:29 am on 18 June 2025
Image of Robert Lubbe and cover of his book

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Conflict can happen anywhere - from the playground to the office - or an actual battlefield.

How we react to high-stress situations is largely hardwired into us as humans.

But can we learn how to manage it better? To identify threats, assess the risk and use techniques to de-escalate the situation.

Robert Lubbe spent time working in military settings in a number of trouble spots around the world.

He's taken his knowledge and used it in his practical guide called 'De-Escalation: Identifying and Managing Conflict and Aggression.'

He talks to Kathryn about the science behind why we react as we do, and how we can safely handle aggression and conflict.