The United States is reducing its efforts to prevent war and violence, while the level of armed conflict around the world and the risk to the United States continue to increase, argues the annual ...

Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention and director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. Read the 2026 Preventive Priorities ...

Lawmakers in the House and the Senate asked a government watchdog to determine if Howard Lutnick is following ethics guidelines in promoting data centers that benefit his family’s businesses. By ...

Given Thailand and Cambodia’s close ties with China, it is necessary to assess how Beijing views the conflict and how its influence could shape the outcome. The long-running Cambodia-Thailand border ...

As the world enters a year marked by political transitions, economic uncertainty, and sharpening geopolitical rivalries, new conflict assessments warn that instability is set to intensify across ...

Is It Too Late for Trump to Support the Iranian Uprising? The world feels dangerously on edge at this moment. As Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies observes, Japan’s new ...

Surin, Thailand — Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating Wednesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced people in both countries living in strained ...

A monk stands near a damaged dorm at Thai Niyom temple, which was hit by Cambodian artillery during the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict in Surin Province, Thailand on November 3. Valeria ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Violence over water is on the rise around the world. Researchers counted a record 420 water-related conflicts last ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. In long-term relationships, and sometimes even in short-term ones, partners can ...

Conflicts and crises cause harm based on gender. Because women and girls across the globe experience legal, economic, and cultural discrimination, they also experience the impacts of conflict in ...

The horrifying reports of the massacre of hundreds of Sudanese civilians after the Darfur city of El Fasher was captured by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week were the latest chapter in a ...