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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsList of All Currently Active Wars on This Planet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflictsCheck in at the link. It's especially interesting to look at the ones with more than 10,000 cumulative deaths.
Really! Go Look! You'll be surprised. I was surprised.
I mean, if you're interested...
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List of All Currently Active Wars on This Planet (Original Post)
MineralMan
Mar 2022
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Pachamama
(16,886 posts)1. Doesn't look like a very peaceful planet when you look at this map
AZProgressive
(29,322 posts)2. I know most of these
Foreign policy is one of my top interests so I know about most of these conflicts.
MineralMan
(146,281 posts)5. Most people don't, though.
They only know about the ones where there are European populations. Isn't that interesting?
Demovictory9
(32,443 posts)3. start of conflict: 1948
MineralMan
(146,281 posts)7. Yeah. They've been fighting forever there.
There is a significant population in the Twin Cities of Karen refugees from that war.
Glorfindel
(9,725 posts)4. Thanks, MineralMan. A really fascinating/horrifying list.
"Man's inhumanity to man" seems to be never-ending.
orwell
(7,769 posts)6. Thanks MM...
...for the deadly data.
I suspected as much but reality is more chilling than I thought.
uponit7771
(90,323 posts)8. WHOA !!! I don't think they've listed UKR yet
MineralMan
(146,281 posts)9. It's there.