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    Par Focus2030

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    Global peace continues to deteriorate, according to the 2026 Global Peace Index, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace. Military spending is rising for the tenth consecutive year, and 119 countries are less peaceful than they were in 2008. While the number of conflict-related deaths has declined from the peak recorded in 2023, it remains at its second-highest level in nearly twenty years. Conflicts are also becoming more global: 103 countries have been involved in at least one conflict outside their borders over the past five years, compared to 59 in 2008.

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