'Conflict Trends': Civil Wars, International Fights Hit High
The report also found 245,000 battle-related deaths and 76,500 civilian-targeting deaths, driven by wars in Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza.
- The Peace Research Institute Oslo recorded 65 state-based conflicts in 2025, marking the highest number since 1946, according to the annual 'Conflict Trends' report published Tuesday.
- Researcher Siri Aas Rustad, citing Uppsala Conflict Data Program data, noted conflicts are becoming more intricate with multiple nations fighting on several fronts simultaneously. Rustad said, "The world doesn't get any break."
- With around 245,000 battle-related deaths, 2025 was the third-deadliest year since the Cold War. Nearly 76,500 civilian deaths occurred, driven largely by Sudan conflict where massacres in El-Fasher, Darfur, killed an estimated 60,000 people.
- Rustad identified Israel as a highly aggressive actor involved in multiple operations across Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and against Houthi rebels. She also cited President Donald Trump's return to power as fueling increased violence and trade barriers.
- Conflicts between states hit an 80-year peak of eight, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and border clashes involving India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Thailand. Non-state conflicts declined slightly to 75 incidents.
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World conflicts hit peak in 2025 – report
OSLO — The world saw the highest number of state conflicts since the Second World War in 2025, a Norwegian study said on Tuesday, warning of a surge in attacks targeting civilians.The annual “Conflict Trends” report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) said 65 conflicts involving at least one state were recorded widely last year, a new high since 1946.Conflicts between states also hit a new 80-year peak, doubling from the year before to…
Global conflicts hit record high in 2025, study finds
The world experienced more state-based conflicts in 2025 than at any time since the end of World War II, according to a new Norwegian study. Researchers also reported a dramatic rise in attacks against civilians, making last year one of the deadliest in decades.
Since the end of the Second World War, there have never been so many conflicts in the world. In 2025, 65 conflicts took place involving at least one state, the highest number since 1946. This is according to the Conflict Trends study by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Israel is identified as the major aggressor in the report.
The world has settled into a high level of violence with, in 2025, the largest number of state conflicts since the end of the Second World War and an explosion of attacks on civilians, according to a Norwegian study published on Tuesday.
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