This is just one of the many examples of persistent violence today including recent events like Mexico’s midterm election violence, Ethiopia’s fighting in the country’s Tigray region, and the fighting between Israel and Palestine over the Sheikh Jarrah evictions.įinally, though the United States military has now withdrawn from Afghanistan, and the Taliban has taken control of the country, the outlook for the country remains uncertain. According to a BBC report, more than 860 people have been killed and around 5,000 have been detained. The civilian population has been protesting heavily but to no avail. Conflict NameĪs an example of a more typical conflict, Myanmar’s civil unrest began in February 2020 when the military overthrew the democratically elected government and arrested the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi. While terrorism often strikes fear in people, only three of the world’s ongoing conflicts are linked to terrorism, according to the CFR.

Most of the world’s conflicts are concentrated in Asia and Africa and the most common forms are territorial disputes and civil wars.

Explosion/remote violence led to more than 4,000 deaths.

Battle related deaths numbered over 18,000.

Violence against civilians resulted in over 5,000 deaths worldwide.

But conflict, wars, and violence are by no means things of the past.Īccording to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project ( ACLED), as of Q2’2021 alone: Many people alive today have never lived through a war on their country’s soil, especially those in the West. Note: conflicts are categorized by definitions laid out by the CFR.

This map using data from the Council on Foreign Relations ( CFR) reveals where the world’s 27 ongoing conflicts are today, and what type of conflicts they are. We live in an era of relative peace compared to most of history, however, this does not mean that there are no conflicts in the world today. Where are the World’s Ongoing Conflicts Today?

Armed conflicts