| Author (Person) | Gaub, Florence |
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| Publisher | European Union Institute for Security Studies (EU ISS) |
| Series Title | EUISS Brief |
| Series Details | No.25, October 2017 |
| Publication Date | 04/10/2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a well-deserved reputation for being a region plagued by war and conflict. Every decade since the end of the Second World War has seen at least 1 interstate conflict (the 1990s even saw 2); it has also witnessed 25 types of intrastate war (on average, 2 per decade), including insurgencies, civil wars and protracted terrorism campaigns. In the same time frame, 2.3 million of its citizens have died as a result of political violence – 40% of the global total of battle-related deaths, although the region accounts for a mere 5% of the world’s population. So what needs to be known about these conflicts in order to support peace in the region? |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://publications.europa.eu/s/dYAs |
| Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Middle East, Northern Africa |
