- The proportion of countries that are involved in interstate wars has declined.
- Wars between the great powers are said to have nearly disappeared.
- Most conflicts currently occur within the Global South, which can be correlated to other major factors including, having the largest population, the highest number of states, as well as the least income and the least stabilized governments.
- The major conflicts are civil wars and insurgencies, which tend to last much longer than traditional wars.
- Such wars also have a higher tendency of relapsing back into violence once they have been terminated. However, democracies tend to experience fewer relapses.
- Wars between the great powers are said to have nearly disappeared.
- Most conflicts currently occur within the Global South, which can be correlated to other major factors including, having the largest population, the highest number of states, as well as the least income and the least stabilized governments.
- The major conflicts are civil wars and insurgencies, which tend to last much longer than traditional wars.
- Such wars also have a higher tendency of relapsing back into violence once they have been terminated. However, democracies tend to experience fewer relapses.