Armed Conflict, 1989-2000

Peter Wallensteen and Margareta Sollenberg
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Margareta Sollenberg: Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University

Journal of Peace Research, 2001, vol. 38, issue 5, 629-644

Abstract: A total of 111 armed conflicts have been recorded for the years 1989-2000. Of these, 33 were active in 2000. This represents a decrease from 1999 and 1998, and it is the lowest number of armed conflicts recorded in the post-Cold War period. Seven interstate armed conflicts were recorded for the whole period, of which two were still active in 2000. The decrease in the number of armed conflicts is not sufficient to conclude that there will be a further decline. Conflicts have become increasingly complex in terms of number of actors and regional connections between those actors. There is a larger proportion of new and minor armed conflicts being resolved than long-running and complex major armed conflicts.

Date: 2001
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