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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...

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...

Tanzania Warns Against Overgrowing Conflicts, and Armed Violence That Threaten Global Peace, and Economic Stability.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- Tanzania has expressed concern over growing global instability driven by international conflicts, geopolitical rivalry and armed violence, warning that the s...

Global Tensions Surge as War Becomes a Permanent Engine of Profit Power and Control in 2026

Global Tensions Surge as War Becomes a Permanent Engine of Profit Power and Control in 2026Milan AdamsIn early 2026, the tone of global reporting has shifted in a way that is diffi...

*WAR FOR SALE: The Politics and Economics Behind Modern Military Interventions*

The misfortune of history is that it is never written by the victim, let alone the defeated. Nowhere is this clearer than in the Middle East and North Africa, where major powers ha...

War is hell, and peace can be bad too

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

War With Iran: The Three Fronts Of Modern Warfare Explained

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...

A New Era of World War Has Arrived

As the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East drag on, the world war is returning.

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...

War! What Is It Good For?

(War, huh) Yeah(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothin'(War, huh) Yeah(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothin'Uh-huh, uh-huh(War, huh) Yeah(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothi...

No surprise here...

Here's an excerpt from Pope Leo's comments at a Meeting for Peace in Bamenda, Cameroon, on April 16, 2026.The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to des...

The Great War

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Ms. Global: From Ukraine to Lebanon to Sudan, Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Escalating Global Conflict

Around the world, escalating armed conflict, political repression and humanitarian collapse are reshaping daily life for women and girls—often with devastating consequences. From d...

War and/or Peace

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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...

Sudan: Tragic Toll After Three Years of War - Over 150,000 Dead and 14 Million Displaced

[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- Three years have passed since the start of the war in Sudan, and there seems to be no end in sight. The conflict, which broke out on April 16, 2023 (see...

Announcements: CfP Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict; CfP European Yearbook of Constitutional Law

1. Call for Papers: Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict. The Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (JILPAC / HuV) invites submissions for it...

When War Changes Global Higher Ed

When War Changes Global Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden Thu, 04/09/2026 - 03:00 AM Military conflict has always been an acknowledged but abstract risk for uni...

Is the United States at War with Iraq?

The non-international armed conflict between the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and the United States and Israel has yet to transform into an international armed conflict. The post Is...

Why civilizations reproduce war despite knowledge

Why civilizations reproduce war despite knowledge The persistence of war in the modern world, despite an unprecedented accumulation of historical knowledge, reveals a fundamental c...

The Veep, the Pope, and Just War Theory

Also, this Just In: WWII Was 80 Years Ago

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...

A declaration of war … and peace

On Feb. 28, the United States, in coordination with Israel, launched a bombing campaign against Iran, kicking off a series of debates about the justification for war. Secretary of...