An assessment of the escalating conflict, its impact on Iranian proxy organisations, the threat of terrorism within Western nations, and the broader implications for Middle Eastern and global security.
Explore FindingsTwo decades of Global Peace Index data tell a story that goes beyond deterioration. They describe...
Global peacefulness deteriorated for the 12h consecutive year, with the number of active,...
Peace has always had an economic value. The 2026 Global Peace Index reveals that a resumption of...
Artificial Intelligence is transforming how peace and conflict are conducted, observed, and...
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While advancing a “maximum lethality” doctrine in its war with Iran, the US is simultaneously...
The terrorist threat to Western nations, following the February 28 strikes that killed...
Once treated as a relic of the Cold War, military service is again being revised, expanded or...
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Sign up nowPeace has always had an economic value. The 2026 Global Peace Index reveals that a resumption of...
Japan and Germany, both shaped by the legacy of the Second World War and long defined by restraint...
Economic conflicts now outpace even conventional armed conflict as the greatest short-term risk to...
New research by Dr Michael Mascolo demonstrates that the Institute for Economics & Peace's eight...
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