Bar chart called 'The Countries Dominiating Military Spending' using data from 2024. The U.S. tops the list by a long way.
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Bar chart called 'The Countries Dominiating Military Spending' using data from 2024. The U.S. tops the list by a long way.
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CONFLICT REGIONS - Better World Info’s Recommended Resources

Violent conflict currently affects a quarter of humanity, driving the highest number of armed clashes since the end of World War II and inflicting devastating human and environmental tolls.

Global militarisation, widespread corruption, nationalism, and systemic discrimination continue to destabilise vulnerable populations, leaving citizens to bear the brunt of rising military budgets and neglected social needs.

Navigating these complex global crises requires a deep understanding of their root causes and broader systemic triggers.

To support this, Better World Info has compiled comprehensive guides on key issues related to conflict, including fragile states and peacebuilding, peace and conflict research, human rights, and the alarming rise of racism.

Specialised resources also analyse how oil fuels conflict, the mechanics of the deadly arms trade, the pervasive issue of small arms proliferation, and the terrifying new frontier of AI warfare.

Additional insights address the profound human and societal dimensions of war, offering critical perspectives on refugees and migrants, war criminals and genocide, conscientious objectors and war resisters, and antifascism.

By connecting researchers, activists, and citizens to tens of thousands of curated resources and initiatives, these guides are part of an essential toolkit for fostering genuine conflict resolution, defending human rights, and working toward a more peaceful future.

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At an anti-war demonstration there is a large black sign that says 'We Say No To War'.
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Conscientious Objectors - Say No To War

Conscientious objectors refuse to participate in any form of war, military service, or bear arms as part of their moral or religious beliefs. Central to the anti-war struggle and peace movement since WWI, refusing to support war takes incredible courage and can result in prosecution, imprisonment, or a life in exile.

Conscientious Objectors - Say No To War
A surreal illustration of multiple humanoid figures holding large, green currency notes, marching in formation against a cloudy sky.
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Energy Wars - How Oil Fuels Conflict Around The World

Oil and war are inextricably linked. The fossil fuel industry fuels violence, militarism, repression, and inequality. Wars are fought to control oil and gas reserves (the US war in Iraq), and petro-states like Russia and Iran use oil and gas revenues to fund aggression. Militaries depend on fossil fuels, with at least 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions traced back to war and military activity.

Energy Wars - How Oil Fuels Conflict Around The World
A refugee camp full of Congolese refugees. There are many tents in an area which is surrounded by barbed wire. The camp sprawls across the mountains.
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Refugees & Migrants

During times of conflict, human rights and social needs are forgotten. 120 million people globally have been forcibly displaced as a direct result of conflict, violence or rights violations. Education and employment are impossible, healthcare systems are inoperable, water systems are polluted, and food insecurity becomes rampant. Refugee camps are overrun, deplorable places with little opportunity.

Refugees & Migrants