In 2022, there were 21 limited wars, of which nine escalated from violent crises or non-violent crises. Violent crises increased in 2022 to 174, compared to 164 in 2021. Of each conflict type, the most common is violent intrastate conflict, composing 30 percent of all conflicts.
According to the source, disputes and non-violent crises are defined as a non-violent conflict, thus having a low intensity. The source further differentiates between medium intensity conflicts (violent crises) and high intensity conflicts (limited wars and wars in general).
Number of domestic and international conflicts worldwide in 2022, by conflict intensity
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The source defines a conflict as follows: "a political conflict is a positional difference, regarding values relevant to a society (the conflict items), between at least two decisive and directly involved actors, which is being carried out using observable and interrelated conflict measures that lie outside established regulatory procedures and threaten core state functions, the international order or hold our the prospect to do so."
Data analyzed from the time period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
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