OSLO: Israel was one of the most aggressive countries in 2025 with its involvement in at least five conflicts in 2025, a Norwegian study said on Tuesday, as the world saw the highest number of state warfare since the Second World War.
Israel was “clearly one of the most aggressive countries in the world at the moment,” pointing to its involvement in different types of conflicts in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, against Iran, and against Houthi militias, researcher Siri Aas Rustad told a group of media outlets, including AFP.
The annual “Conflict Trends” report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) said 65 conflicts involving at least one state were recorded worldwide last year, a new high since 1946.
She also pointed to the United States, saying President Donald Trump’s return to power had brought “not just attacking and increasing violence, but also the trade barriers they’re putting up.”
“We are putting a lid on collaboration. The (UN) Security Council doesn’t work at the moment. We get a much more polarized world,” she said.
