Artificial Intelligence is transforming how peace and conflict are conducted, observed, and analysed. Between 2022 and 2026, the conflicts in Gaza,...
Peace has always had an economic value. The 2026 Global Peace Index reveals that a resumption of the Iran war could result in a US$2.2 trillion hit...
Two decades of Global Peace Index data tell a story that goes beyond deterioration. They describe a world that has learned to live with a growing...
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Three structural drivers underpin this trend: a redistribution of global power eroding the post-Cold-War order, the transnational spread of conflict through refugees, arms, finance and ideology, and the rapid diffusion of autonomous weapons and AI-enabled targeting ahead of governance frameworks.
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Two decades of Global Peace Index data tell a story that goes beyond deterioration. They describe...
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Peace has always had an economic value. The 2026 Global Peace Index reveals that a resumption of...
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Economic conflicts now outpace even conventional armed conflict as the greatest short-term risk to...
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