HIIK Conflict Barometer

With the 26th edition of the Conflict Barometer, the HIIK continues its annual series of reports covering dynamics of political conflicts worldwide. 2017 was marked by an increased number of wars in Africa. New wars developed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and in Ethiopia. Also, new wars were observed in Myanmar and the Philippines. Additionally, non-violent interstate conflicts affected political developments in the last year. While the conflict between Japan, South Korea, and the US, on the one hand, and North Korea, on the other, significantly shaped international politics in the course of the year, the conflict between Qatar, on the one hand, and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, on the other, especially influenced the Middle East.

In the Conflict Barometer app, information that was collected by the HIIK in 2017 can be readily accessed. Data on conflict intensity, start dates, conflict parties and conflict items can be found as well as detailed reports for many of the observed conflicts. Conflicts can be searched by title and a description of our methodology is included.