The first Northern Ireland Peace Index data show violence falling in Northern Ireland but the trust and institutions needed to sustain peace long term remain fragile.

Dr Andrew Thomson and Professor Dominic Bryan of Queen's University Belfast make the case for applying IEP’s Positive Peace framework to measure and guide peacebuilding in Northern Ireland.

In the industrial race behind an increasingly automated battlefield, China is well ahead of the US, while investment in AI applications built for peace is well behind. If most of the fighting in a ...

Media coverage often reflects a narrow lens shaped more by geopolitical significance than humanitarian urgency. As a result, many of the world's most deadly conflicts remain underrepresented in global ...

The distribution of terrorism is not only geographically concentrated, it is also highly concentrated among a small number of terror groups, led by Islamic State. The ...

The Global Peace Index 2025 highlights a set of critical escalation hotspots, regions where conflict risks are accelerating and could evolve into major wars. At the forefront of these escalation ...

Gender-based violence is a multifaceted phenomenon in Mexico, representing one of the key challenges to building sustainable peace in the country. The two violent crime sub-indicators of the Mexico ...

Mexico has long struggled with organised crime, a complex issue that undermines the stability of its regions and communities. Despite efforts to curb the power of criminal organisations, the problem ...

While terrorist attacks can occur anywhere in the world, these ten countries suffer the most due to their proximity to ongoing conflicts. Conflict continues to be the primary driver of terrorist ...

As the world faces a decline in peacefulness, the Global Peace Index 2025 (GPI) highlights the countries showing the way on resilience, social cohesion and effective governance. This article covers ...