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| Oct 19, 2025 | I left Texas for Spain 10 years ago—7 things I don’t miss about the U.S.: ‘I didn’t realize how exhausting it all was’ | A decade ago, I boarded a one-way flight from Houston to Madrid with a suitcase and a rough plan to teach English for a year. I was 35, and I knew I needed a change.
As the daughter of Colombian and Iranian immigrants growing up in Texas, I... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | IEP - 'The Great Fragmentation' Driving Conflict: World Peace Plummets | LONDON, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), released today by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), reveals a continuing decline in global peacefulness, with many key indicators that precede major confl... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Water investment key to averting global conflict surge | LONDON, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the launch of the 5th edition of the Ecological Threat Report (ETR) from international think-tank, the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). The report concludes that without concerted ... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Global Peace Index reveals highest number of countries engaged in conflict since Second World War | LONDON, June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the launch of the 18th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) from international think-tank, the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), revealing that the world is at a crossroads. With... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Peaceful holiday destinations: World’s MOST peaceful countries | peaceful holiday destinations
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Choosing a peaceful holiday destination is important as safety is a priority when travelling and various factors play a role.
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| Dec 8, 2023 | 8 of the 10 safest countries for American travelers in 2024 are in Europe — see the list | Portugal may not be as popular among tourists as its neighbors, it remains one of the safest countries, per BHTP. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images
The majority of the safest countries to visit are in Europe, one study found.
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| Nov 1, 2023 | Conflict risk escalates amid rising food and water scarcity and inflationary pressures, reports the Institute for Economics & Peace | LONDON, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the annual launch of the Ecological Threat Report, produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP).
Key Findings:
Ecological threats, such as rapid population growth, water risk and... |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Iceland ranks as the most peaceful country in the world while U.S. ranks at 131 | Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world for the 15th straight year while the world has gotten a little less peaceful overall, according to a new report.
The Institute for Economics and Peace recently released its annual 2023 Globa... |
| Apr 30, 2023 | The Evolving Threat From Terrorist Drones in Africa | Editor’s Note: Drones are changing conflicts around the world, and terrorist groups are among their eager users. Africa is no exception to this trend. Rueben Dass of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research in ... |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Sara Avery: Let’s put our federal dollars toward peace, not war | By Sara Avery
My first and blessedly only evacuation from wildfire was for the Marshall Fire, although I’d sat on pins and needles many times while friends evacuated for other fires. And while I was so fortunate to sustain zero damage to my... |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Chad: ISWAP's Use of Tech Could Prolong Lake Chad Basin Violence | Deploying drones and other technology might change the conflict dynamics, giving violent extremists the upper hand.
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) could be close to using delivery drones for attacks in the Lake Chad Basin. Weapo... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Дубай или Сингапур? Разбираемся, кто круче | Про показушность, адскую жару, отсутствие прав человека, и очень высокие цены. Сравнение двух футуристичных городов по 11 пунктам, с фоточками и не без мемов
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| Feb 17, 2023 | Afghanistan as a Site of U.S.-China Competition | The chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country thereafter ushered in a host of geopolitical challenges for South and Central Asia. The resulting power vacuum in Afghanistan could ... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals scant progress against corruption as world becomes more violent | 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals scant progress against corruption as world becomes more violent
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Corruption levels remain at a standstill for eleventh year straight
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| Jan 4, 2023 | How to End Wars: Lawyering Peace in a Changing World | A review of Paul Williams, “Lawyering Peace” (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
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There are three ways that third-party nations can approach a war: stay neutral and see who wins, help one side win, or support the parties in reaching a neg... |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Bangsamoro Peace and the U.S.-Philippines Alliance | Editor’s Note: The United States has long worked with the Philippines on both counterterrorism and regional security issues such as the rising threat of China, but these issues often followed different tracks. Brian Harding and Haroro Ingra... |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Relocating? Here Are The Safest Countries According To Recent Study | The aftermath of Covid-19, and a rise in tensions between — and within — powerful countries has made the world a less safe place than it was in 2020 according to 2021’s Global Peace Index, |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Переезд в Португалию: Лиссабон как локация для удалённой работы | Вид на старый город и реку Тежу с крепости
В конце прошлого года я вместе с семьей переехал в Лиссабон, до этого много раз бывал наездами т. к. моя супруга тут выросла и у нас здесь много родственников и друзей. Я хотел бы поделиться своими... |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Lessons for Reintegrating Islamic State Detainees | Editor’s Note: Thousands of individuals suspected of belonging to the Islamic State remain in detention camps with no prospect of either release or a trial in sight. New York University’s Mary Beth Altier examines this challenge, drawing on... |
| Feb 5, 2021 | How White Supremacists Use Soft Power | President Biden has taken office amid a serious problem of white supremacist violent extremism. The storming of the U.S. Capitol cast this problem in stark relief. The crowd brandished hate symbols on banners and clothing, paraded the Confe... |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Will Activist Tech Billionaires Be The Superheroes The World Needs In The Post-Covid World? | In a word, yes –tech billionaires will simply have to be part of the solution to our many challenges this decade, according to NYU professor of global risk and World Economic Forum risk expert Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz. |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Today’s Headlines and Commentary | The U.S. has recorded one million new cases of coronavirus for two consecutive weeks, writes the New York Times. If the current pattern continues, the number of cases reported in November would reach 4.5 million—a number twice as high as an... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | 2020 Global Terrorism Index: Deaths from terrorism reach five-year low, but new risks emerge
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| Nov 25, 2020 | Indice mondial du terrorisme pour l'année 2020 : Les décès dus au terrorisme atteignent leur plus bas niveau en cinq ans mais de nouveaux risques apparaissent
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| Nov 21, 2020 | The 10 Safest Countries In The World To Visit | Glacial Ice Cave, Svinafellsjokull glacier, Skaftafell National Park, Icelandgetty |
| Jun 11, 2020 | The State Of Global Peace In 2020 [Infographic] | The Global Peace Index ranks peace levels using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators across 163 independent states and territories, covering 99.7% of the global population. The 14th edition of the index has now been released and it fo... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | The US shale oil industry could collapse unless oil prices bounce back soon, a think-tank warns | The Institute for Economics and Peace warned on Wednesday the US shale industry could collapse if oil prices do not recover to pre-pandemic levels.
IEP said markets were already affected by an over-supply resulting from Russia and Saudi Ara... |
| May 17, 2020 | Can the Islamic State's Afghan Province Survive Its Leadership Losses? | Editor’s Note: The Islamic State in Afghanistan is one of the group’s most important “provinces,” and fighting it is a priority for the United States and its Afghan allies. The group has suffered several significant blows in recent months, ... |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Germany's latest domestic-terror attack signals an ascent of xenophobic racism | Pixabay
A 43-year-old gunman walked into two bars in Hanau, Germany, this week and killed nine people, all of whom were immigrants.
Before carrying out the massacre, he called for the "annihilation" of the country's minoritie... |
| Jun 13, 2019 | The Nine Countries Most Threatened by Climate Change Are All in Asia, Report Finds | This article originally appeared on VICE Asia
A new report by a global think tank has found that nearly a billion people around the world are facing climate change related environmental hazards—and the majority of them are in Asia.
The Inst... |
| Jun 27, 2018 | The 31 safest countries in the world | Andrew Shiva/Wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons
The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest. Hungary is the world's 17th safest nation, according to the Peace Index.
The think tank Institute for Economics and Peace this published the G... |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Violence cost India's economy 9% of its GDP last year | REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Despite the fact that India has moved up one place on the Global Peace Index since last year, violence is still costing its economy hefty sums.
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According to India's Union Minister of State for Home, 82... |
| Aug 22, 2013 | New Zealand Just Passed Its Own Domestic Spying Bill | This Kiwi's roaming internet connection is no longer safe. Flickr
According to the Global Peace Index, after Iceland, New Zealand is the safest place to live in the world. Despite boasting liberal gun rights that are actually quite sim... |
| These are the 10 safest countries for digital nomads—and the U.S. isn't one of them | As the digital nomad movement remains popular, remote workers around the world continue to seek out new places to call home.
Lemon.io, a marketplace of software developers, analyzed data from the 2022 Global Peace Index by the Economist Int... |
| The ‘Bitcoin Family’ emigrates to Portugal for its 0% tax on cryptocurrencies | Didi Taihuttu, patriarch of the so-called “Bitcoin Family,” says the family is setting down roots in Portugal, Europe’s ultimate crypto tax haven.
The Dutch family of five has spent the last five years traveling to 40 different countries.
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| These are the top 10 healthiest countries for digital nomads—here’s why the U.S. didn’t make the list | Lemon.io, a marketplace of software developers, analyzed data from the 2022 Global Health Security Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit to determine the healthiest countries for digital nomads.
The study ranked 195 countries based on th... |
| SA scores high on ‘threat to peace’ index – as chance of unrest RISES | KZN was brought to a smouldering standstill when riots broke out in July 2021 – Photo: Kierran Allen
It’s not an easy time to be a South African right now. As we speak, fuel prices are reaching record highs every month, and millions of peop... |