# Gut Feeling Right: War Engulfing World Again

> Global conflicts surge as world order fractures, war becomes cheaper and more accessible.
- Title: Gut Feeling Right: War Engulfing World Again · Newsweek
- Summary: Global conflicts surge as world order fractures, war becomes cheaper and more accessible. Sixty-five major armed conflicts erupted worldwide in 2025, with…
- Keywords: war, conflict, united nations, military, global peace, drone warfare, ai warfare, cryptocurrency, yemen, ethiopia, tigray, myanmar
- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/war-is-engulfing-world-again-gut-feeling-12548535
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: war, conflict, united nations, military, global peace, drone warfare, ai warfare, cryptocurrency, yemen, ethiopia, tigray, myanmar
## Global War Surge
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program recorded 65 major armed conflicts in 2025, eight involving direct fighting between states.
## World Order Shift
The U.S. enjoyed its unipolar moment after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, but this lopsided arrangement is now falling apart.
## Global Conflicts Rise
Two years later, there were eight active armed conflicts fought directly between states, the highest number since 1946.
## Yemen's War Spreads
Saudi Arabia backs Yemeni government forces, while the UAE supports factions and Iran arms the Houthis in Yemen.
## War Goes Global
Yemen's conflict has become intertwined with U.S.-Israeli confrontation with Iran, and the Houthis now strike Saudi infrastructure.
## Ethiopia's Tigray War
Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front and government forces are at war again after a two-year conflict.
## Myanmar's Five Conflicts
Myanmar is currently the battlefield of five separate conflicts, including military government fighting pro-democracy forces and ethnic armed groups.
## War Cheaper and Easier
An airstrike that once required a fighter jet now can be pulled off by militiamen armed with basic explosives and a commercial drone.
## AI and Drones
U.S. AI lab Anthropic revealed users in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen used its Claude system to write guidance software for guided rockets.
## Cryptocurrency Funding
Iran-aligned groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, have leveraged cryptocurrency to fund activities despite sanctions.
## Ethiopia's Political Crisis
Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front and government forces are at war again after a two-year conflict.
## Global War Impact
The number of internationalized intrastate conflicts has increased 175 percent since 2.010, according to the 2026 Global Peace Index.
## Key takeaway

Sixty-five major armed conflicts erupted worldwide in 2025, with war now cheaper and more accessible than ever before.