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Large Scale Aggression
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BI Article
Gaza, Ukraine, Increasing Global Tensions, and the Nature of War
An exploration of Quincy Wright's image of total war, reasons why it is so much more dangerous than lesser armed conflicts, and mechanisms through which it could quickly spread around the world.
BI Article
BI Newsletters on the Israel/Palestinian+ War
A continually growing collection of the many newsletters BI has produced on the war that was started by Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Colleague Activities
New data shows record number of armed conflicts
Last year saw the highest number of state-based conflicts since 1946. In addition, the past three years were the most violent in the last three decades, according to new conflict trend analysis.
News and Opinion
More conflict in 2024 'than any year since Second World War'
Hard data supporting that which should be self-evident to any observer of current events, the forces taking us away from a peaceful world are stronger now than they have been at any time since the world wars of the 20th century.
News and Opinion
The Frequency and Seriousness of War: An Inverse Relationship?
News and Opinion
Kinetic War vs. Cyber War: The Potential Battlefields Ahead
More information about radical changes now underway in military technology -- changes that are profoundly altering the balance of power and undermining our ability to prevent (or, at least, limit) war.
News and Opinion
Differentiating Kinetic and Cyber Weapons to Improve Integrated Combat