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ID109916
Title ProperArmed conflict, 1946-2010
LanguageENG
AuthorThemner, Lotta ;  Wallensteen, Peter
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)In 2010, UCDP recorded 30 active armed conflicts (i.e. with a minimum of 25 battle-related deaths). This is a substantial reduction in relation to the 36 conflicts registered for 2009. A drop of this magnitude has only been reported four times previously in the post-1946 period. However, only in two of these instances was this part of a general downward trend. Thus no major inferences should be drawn, except perhaps that the reduction in conflicts in Africa seems to be part of a trend. At 30 in 2010, the number of active conflicts is at its lowest level since 2003. Furthermore, the number of wars (1,000 or more battle-related deaths) declined from six in 2009 to four in 2010. The most intense war in terms of fatalities was in Afghanistan. Eight of the armed conflicts listed for 2009 were not active in 2010, but during the year two new conflicts erupted - Mauritania and Tajikistan - both involving rebel groups that had previously fought in neighbouring countries. Only two peace agreements were concluded during the year. While this is one more than 2009, it is decidedly below the annual average for the post-Cold War period.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Peace Research Vol. 48, No. 4; Jul 2011: p. 525-536
Journal SourceJournal of Peace Research Vol. 48, No. 4; Jul 2011: p. 525-536
Key WordsConflict ;  Data ;  Dyad ;  Peace Agreement ;  War


 
 
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