About this episode
The episode discusses a report on the surge of global conflicts and violence against civilians in 2025, with a focus on the war in Sudan.
A new report shows conflicts across the globe surged in 2025, reaching levels not seen since the Second World War. And violence against civilians reached new heights. We hear from one of the report’s authors and get an update on one of the flashpoints driving the increase in violence: the war in Sudan. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Hosts: NPR, State of the World
Guest: report’s author
Topics covered
- global conflicts
- violence against civilians
- war in Sudan
- report analysis
- historical comparisons
Keywords
- global conflicts
- violence
- Sudan
- Second World War
- report
- NPR
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Organizations: NPR
Places: Sudan
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