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Wars Impose Lasting Economic Costs, While More Defense Spending Means Hard Choices

WASHINGTON DC, April 16 (IPS) - War is again defining the global landscape. After decades of relative calm following the Cold War, the number of active conflicts has surged in rec...

Lurking landmines: 'Postwar' is a misleading term in conflict zones

West Asia conflicts expose wider global challenges

The prolonged conflicts in West Asia offer sobering lessons for the global community, extending far beyond the immediate human toll. They reveal how war destabilises economies, dis...

The unseen devastation

Human affliction, financial detriment, and geopolitical turbulence typically dominate assessments of war’s repercussions. Yet, the colossal environmental devastation wrought by con...

Intraparty Conflict

We look at the turmoil inside both political parties.

Beyond the Battlefield: What the Iran Conflict Means for Critical Infrastructure Operators’ Cyber and Legal Risk

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury, triggering the most significant regional military conflict in...

The Environmental Cost of War

Daryush Nourbaha, an M.S. in Sustainability Science alum, reflects on the heavy toll of global conflict.

Have any lessons been learned from US failures in the Iran war?

While the US military has had many achievements in the Iran conflict, it’s been far from cost free. Iran conducted extensive retaliatory strikes targeting high-value US bases. Acco...

Truce holds a year after brief Indo-Pak war, conflict continues

A year has passed since conflict broke out between India and Pakistan, briefly raising fears of an all-out war between the two nuclear powers. While violent conflict between the ne...

Handling Conflicts

This Word helps Christians get on the same page with God’s Word and will for our lives.

Amid Iran War, Remembering the Losses From Another Middle East Conflict

On this Memorial Day, families of those killed in the Iraq War reflected on the sacrifice and offered advice to today’s military families.

Amid Iran war, remembering those lost in another Middle East conflict

Over the past several days, as clouds darkened the sky over Arlington National Cemetery, familiar scenes played out: school children on field trips, tourists on guided tours and ve...

Two Weeks in Review: 23 March—3 April 2026

It is a sign of the times—or at least how we think of the times—that nearly all the posts of the last fortnight concern armed conflict. As the Iran war rumbles into its fifth week...

To Memorialize the Fallen, Renew the Pursuit of Peace

This Memorial Day, to honor the memory of those who gave their lives in war, Americans should consider how to help mold a more peaceful future at home and abroad. The post To Memo...

“No One Won the Last War and No One Will Win the Next War”

Can war ever bring peace? Discover why No One Won the Last War and No One Will Win the Next War reveals its futility. The post “No One Won the Last War and No One Will Win the Next...

Given history of ceasefires, it’s no surprise US-Iran truce is fraying

The fraying of the ceasefire in the US-Israel war against Iran reflects grim patterns of history. Truces are often doomed because they focus on stopping battle-related violence and...

Evolving Warfare Connects the Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran

Aspects such as drone technology and diplomacy show how the wars intersect on the battlefield and in global alignments, providing a model for future conflicts.

What A War Game Already Told Us About Iran

A war game exposed the risks of fighting Iran with assumptions instead of strategy, and its lessons echo in today’s conflict. The post What A War Game Already Told Us About Iran ap...

War is hell, and peace can be bad too

War has dominated human history. The best we can do is to minimize its impact.

Is the United States (Still) at War? How Wars Begin and End

Armed conflict is not a matter of political branding, rhetorical convenience, or domestic law positioning. It is a legal status that turns on objective facts. The post Is the Unite...

Peace Games as a Strategic tool for Sustaining Peace

Peace Games as a Strategic tool for Sustaining Peace rmedley@afsc.org Fri, 05/22/2026 - 14:34 Resource Label or Year 2026 Featured Image...

How conflict is costing civilians and the global economy

The ongoing war in the Middle East is not just a conflict between the militaries of two countries; it is a war waged by two or three militaries against hapless civilians. Right fro...

Why the Ceasefire Keeps Failing

Robert Pape: “In a matter of a day, the system snapped back to escalation. This is not a story about fragile diplomacy or poor sequencing. It is a story about zero-sum conflict, wh...

In Lebanon, history gnaws at Israelis: Has force alone brought security?

Unaffected so far by the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, the battle to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon has been shaping up to be a main focus of Israelis, renewing the debate: Can force alone del...