The World at War

Current Wars
Burma	Insurgency	1950 -->
Central African Republic	Persistent State Failure	1980s-->
China	Uighur	1996 -->
Colombia	Insurgencies	1970s-->
Congo (Zaire)	Congo War	1998-->
India	Kashmir	1970s-->
India	Naxalite Uprising	1967 -->
Mali	Tuaregs	2012 -->
Mexico	Drug War	2006 -->
Middle East/ North Africa/ Central Asia	Arab Spring	2010 -->
Nepal	Maoists	1996-2006 ?
Nigeria	Civil Disturbances	1997 -->
Pakistan	Pashtun Jihad	2001 -->
Somalia	Civil War	1991-->
Sudan	Darfur	1983-->
Syria	Syria Revolution	2011
Turkey	Kurdistan	1984 -->
United States	Afghanistan	1980 -->
United States	Djibouti	2001 -->
Yemen	Sheik al-Houti	2004 -->
Yemen	South Yemen Unrest	2007 -->
Yemen	Yemen Civil War	2011 -->
Other Conflicts
Algeria	Insurgency	1992 -->
Angola	Cabinda	1975-2006?
China	Senkaku Islands	1968 -->
China	Spratly Islands	1988 -->
Georgia	Civil War	1991-->
India	Assam	1985 -->
Israel	Palestine	1967 -->
Ivory Coast	Civil War	2002 -->
Korea	Korean War	1953 -->
Kyrgyzstan	Civil Unrest	2010 -->
Laos	Hmong Insurgency	2000 -->
Namibia	Caprivi Strip	1966-->
Pakistan	Baluchistan	2004 -->
Palestine	Civil War	2007-->
Peru	Shining Path	1970s-->
Philippines	Moro Uprising	1970s-->
Russia	North Caucasus Insurgency	1992 -->
Thailand	Islamic Rebels	2001 -->
United States	Philippines	1898 -->
Uzbekistan	Civil Disturbances	2005 -->
"Perpetual peace is no empty idea, but a practical thing which, through its gradual solution, is coming always nearer its final realization..." IMMANUEL KANT The United Nations defines "major wars" as military conflicts inflicting 1,000 battlefield deaths per year. In 1965, there were 10 major wars under way. The new millennium began with much of the world consumed in armed conflict or cultivating an uncertain peace. As of mid-2005, there were eight Major Wars under way [down from 15 at the end of 2003], with as many as two dozen "lesser" conflicts ongoing with varrying degrees of intensity. Most of these are civil or "intrastate" wars, fueled as much by racial, ethnic, or religious animosities as by ideological fervor. Most victims are civilians, a feature that distinguishes modern conflicts. During World War I, civilians made up fewer than 5 percent of all casualties. Today, 75 percent or more of those killed or wounded in wars are non-combatants. Africa, to a greater extent than any other continent, is afflicted by war. Africa has been marred by more than 20 major civil wars since 1960. Rwanda, Somalia, Angola, Sudan, Liberia, and Burundi are among those countries that have recently suffered serious armed conflict. War has caused untold economic and social damage to the countries of Africa. Food production is impossible in conflict areas, and famine often results. Widespread conflict has condemned many of Africa's children to lives of misery and, in certain cases, has threatened the existence of traditional African cultures. Conflict prevention, mediation, humanitarian intervention and demobilization are among the tools needed to underwrite the success of development assistance programs. Nutrition and education programs, for example, cannot succeed in a nation at war. Billions of dollars of development assistance have been virtually wasted in war-ravaged countries such as Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan.