Global Conflict Watch

Core logic for great powers: Avoid nuclear escalation, slash costs (e.g., $3B for Afghan mujahideen), ensure deniability, and tap local...

West Africa's counter-jihadist trend intensifies:

• ECOWAS plans 2,000-troop force for terrorism, Sierra Leone as logistics base.
• Nigeria's army...

Strategic letdown: Iran's Axis of Resistance—Hezbollah, Houthis, Iraqi militias—delivered feeble retaliation to US-Israel strikes killing Khamenei,...

Missile and cyber fronts intensify Israel-Iran war:

• Deadly barrage: Iran's 16th missile wave killed 9 in Beit Shemesh, destroying a synagogue and...

Escalating Middle East crises strain humanitarian operations worldwide:

• Direct hits: Strikes target homes, hospitals, schools in Iran, Lebanon,...

• Current Status: Iran talks listed as abandoned, with no deal reached or ongoing.
• Trump Red Line: 62 days since U.S. declared 'locked and loaded'...

Key risks for Asia from the US-Israeli "Operation Epic Fury" strikes on Iran:

• Oil prices soaring to $150/barrel, amplifying economic pressures...

Sudan war's human rights crisis deepens, with genocidal risks expanding beyond Darfur:

• Civilian deaths tripled: 11,300+ killed in 2025 vs. 2024,...

Critical lesson from history: In 1953, CIA orchestrated a successful regime change in Iran via propaganda, false flags, and paid mobs – not...

Emerging flashpoint in Freetown: Police demolished part of LNP NGO compound and detained finance director Mohamed Turay for 6 days over disputed land...

• Pentagon confident: Gen. Caine states sufficient precision munitions for offense/defense; stocks adequate despite concerns.
• Iran's barrage waning:...

Academic analysis highlights diplomacy's evolution from traditional to hybrid modalities for sustainable peace:

• Mechanisms: Mediation, peacekeeping,...

Key hurdles for UN peacekeeping mandates:

• Geopolitical rifts among Council members weaken consensus, yielding non-unanimous renewals for nine...

Four years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia's list of human rights abuses continues to grow. HRRC spotlights the breakdown in international humanitarian law, human rights law, and laws governing armed conflict.

Trend alert: Non-Western powers positioning as Middle East mediators amid rising tensions.

• China plans special envoy for escalating conflicts, per...

• Adversaries exploit gray zone operations below kinetic thresholds, achieving political goals via obfuscation like Russia's 'little green men' and...

• Democratic Push: Hakeem Jeffries demands Congressional oversight for prolonged U.S.-Israeli operations in Iran, stressing constitutional checks.
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Outgoing UNMISS Force Commander hailed the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping at a poignant, celebratory farewell parade in Juba.

Afghan Ambassador Haidari urges regionally-led diplomacy to tackle conflicts, referencing analyses for a robust, UN-supported resolution process—a pragmatic shift emphasizing regional ownership.

The war in the Gaza Strip has reached days 863-869 (18-24 February 2026), with UNRWA's latest report detailing the persistent humanitarian crisis across Gaza, the Occupied West Bank, and East Jerusalem.