Anonymous4 days ago
New data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) records 65 state-based armed conflicts in 2025 — the highest count since systematic tracking began in 1946 — with approximately 245,000 battle-related deaths, the most since 1994. While a handful of high-intensity wars in Ukraine, Sudan, and Gaza drive much of the death toll, the proliferation of smaller conflicts, a collapse in multilateral peacekeeping capacity, and record global military spending of $2.9 trillion point to systemic factors behind the surge.