Your Gut Feeling Is Right. War Is Engulfing the World Again

Ever catch yourself scrolling social media or the news and feeling like there's more conflict and violence than there used to be?

Well, that's because there is. Not since the end of the Second World War have we seen so many armed conflicts raging around the globe at once. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program recorded 65 major armed conflicts in 2025, eight of them involving direct fighting between the armed forces of different states...