Conflicts at Highest Level Since WWII
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Last year there were 65 world-wide armed conflicts, the largest number since the start of the recordings in 1946, immediately after the end of the Second World War, writes the press from Spain, reading a report of the Conflict Data Programme (UCDP) at Uppsala University in Sweden. In addition, the number of conflicts ...
Conflicts at highest level since WWII
The number of direct conflicts between states reached its highest level since World War II. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program recorded 65 active conflicts in 2025, of which the number of interstate conflicts doubled to eight — the highest since data collection began in 1946. It also documented a stark rise from 187,000 conflict deaths in 2024 to 244,600 in 2025, mostly driven by violence in Sudan. Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argued in 201…
Sixty-five conflicts between nations are projected worldwide in 2025. Photo: Getty. A report published on June 9 indicated that 65 conflicts involved at least one government force, the highest number since the data system was established in 1946. An estimated 245,000 people will be killed in conflict-related violence in 2025, making it one of the deadliest periods in recent decades. Researchers note that the current global situation is "signific…
One Study Warns that the Number of Interstate Conflicts Reached Its Highest Level Since World War II
Uppsala University revealed that inter-country clashes marked an absolute historical record since 1946. Read more
According to researchers at Uppsala University, 2025 was a record year for the number of wars, with 65 of them taking place, the highest number since the 1970s, when the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) began.
But a report on conflict, human rights and peace-building identifies 40 active wars and 113 scenarios of socio-political tension around the world. Experts at the School of Peace Culture warn, as detailed in Sinc, of an increase in the number of women in the world.
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