In 2023, there are 183 regional and local conflicts in the world, which is the highest number in the last three decades. This is stated in the annual study of armed conflicts by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. This was reported by Bloomberg, according to UNN.
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The study states that "intractability is a defining feature of the of the current landscape of global conflicts". Non-state armed groups, of which Hamas in the Gaza Strip is only the most prominent, play a are playing a disastrous role. In many places, these forces are supported by destructive great powers, including Russia and powers, including Russia and Iran.
Although the world is not facing a major war, tensions are rising especially between the the United States and China.
It is also emphasized that any prospect of a settlement of the of the Russian war should depend on "Kyiv receiving security guarantees that will ensure the future territorial integrity of Ukraine from external aggression."
There are border clashes all over the world, of which Russia's attempt to seize Ukraine is only the most destructive. Azerbaijan has seized Nagorno-Karabakh, leading to the flight of of more than 100,000 of its Armenian residents.
Tensions remain between Russia and Georgia, and the situation between Algeria and Morocco is is worse than ever in modern times. Internal terrorism has escalated in Pakistan, and tensions with India's anti-Muslim government have reached a dangerous level.
The accelerating climate crisis continues to act as a multiplier of both the root causes of conflict and institutional weaknesses in fragile states," the study says,
At the same time, the intensity of conflicts is growing from year to year. In the latest study, the number of deaths increased by 14% and the number of violent events - by 28 %.
The publication emphasizes that the world is "dominated by increasingly intractable conflicts and armed violence amid an increase in the number of actors, complex overlapping motives, global influence and overlapping motivations, global influence and accelerating climate change."
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