2023 Conflict Data Unveiled: Is The World Becoming More Violent?

Over the past few years we have seen a number of violent conflicts erupt: The Russian invasion in Ukraine, the civil war in Ethiopia, the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The past three years have been the most violent period since the end of the Cold War. Is the world becoming a more violent place, or is this an unfortunate coincidence of several violent wars occurring at the same time?The seminar speakers delved into the new UCDP conflict data to explore what the data and the trends can tell us about these questions.ProgramPresentation by Therese Petterson, Research Coordinator, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala UniversityPanel conversation with Brynjar Lia, Professor, University of Oslo and Mauricio Rivera Celestino, Senior Researcher, PRIOSiri Aas Rustad, Research Director at PRIO, moderated the conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.