Global Armed Conflict Reaches Historic High in 2025, Norway Report States

Norway. A new report from Norway shows that state-related armed conflict reached a historic high worldwide in 2025. According to the report, for the first time since World War II, such a large number of conflicts and attacks on civilians were registered in a single year. This indicates that the global security situation has become extremely worrying.

The annual 'Conflict Trends' report, published by the Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway, states that at least 65 armed conflicts involving a state were registered worldwide in 2025. The report concludes that this is the highest number since 1946.