Global Peace & Conflict Updates

Orbán’s Defeat Lifts Block on EU Support for Ukraine, but Frictions Remain eschelhaas Mon, 04/13/2026 – 17:42 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Analyst’s Notebook / Europe 13 April 2026 2 minutes Orbán’s Defeat Lifts Block on EU […]

Washington 13 April 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 04/13/2026 – 21:05 Washington Mon, 04/13/2026 – 12:00 13 April 2026 As a U.S. blockade took effect, President Trump warned that if Iranian vessels “come anywhere close… they will be immediately eliminated”. Meanwhile, an Iranian military spokesperson asserted that “enemy-affiliated vessels do not and will not have the right to […]

Tehran 13 April 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 04/13/2026 – 21:05 Tehran Mon, 04/13/2026 – 12:00 13 April 2026 As a U.S. blockade took effect, President Trump warned that if Iranian vessels “come anywhere close… they will be immediately eliminated”. Meanwhile, an Iranian military spokesperson asserted that “enemy-affiliated vessels do not and will not have the right to […]

Hormuz 13 April 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 04/13/2026 – 21:06 Strait of Hormuz Mon, 04/13/2026 – 12:00 13 April 2026 As a U.S. blockade took effect, President Trump warned that if Iranian vessels “come anywhere close… they will be immediately eliminated”. Meanwhile, an Iranian military spokesperson asserted that “enemy-affiliated vessels do not and will not have the […]

The clock is ticking for global food systems as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten to choke off the flow of fuel and crucial fertilizers needed for the next planting season – also raising the risk of higher food prices and a new wave of inflation. 

A senior United Nations official on Monday hailed the European Union (EU) as “a major economic and diplomatic actor and a strong advocate of multilateralism.”  

Divided Sudan, Elusive Peace eschelhaas Mon, 04/13/2026 – 09:51 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Sudanese soldiers hold the national flag as they march after completing a training courses, with the aim of supporting the Sudanese regular army […]

Weekend developments have raised fresh concerns worldwide after talks between the United States and Iran on Saturday ended without agreement, fuelling uncertainty and raising tensions once again. The planned US blockade targeting Iranian ports going into effect has added to fears of further escalation and global trade disruption. Meanwhile, the humanitarian toll mounts, with Lebanese […]

Katerine Avella is a former combatant in Colombia’s decades-long civil war, a peace signatory and a community leader. After the guns fell silent, she created the fashion brand Ixora but, with violence returning to the region, Ms. Avella is now focusing on trying to keep the project afloat in the face of new challenges.