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Most common type of armed conflict2/1/2024 The prime risk is no longer a global war fought among states, but a global chaos resulting from armed conflicts between increasingly failing states and the spread of powerful belligerent non-state actors. The world had entered an era of violent conflicts with and among armed non-state actors. With the end of the Cold War, the global security environment underwent a silent but radical transformation: dominant threats to the security and integrity of nation-states and state alliances are no longer hostile armed forces from across their borders but armed non-states actors operating within their borders. Please see the follow-up article Void in International Law on inability of International Law to respond to the changed security landscape. This blog article focuses on the increased importance of non-state and external actors and its consequences for civilians trapped in armed conflicts. The Changing Character of Conflict Platform project explores changes in five dimensions of conflict, namely actors involved in conflict, impact of conflict on civilians, environments in which conflict takes place, methods used in conflict and resources that drive conflict. Former UN Assistant Secretary General with Political Affairs
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