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The 21st Century's Deadliest Conflicts: Ranked. (DEEP DIVE)

Simon Whistler · December 12, 2025 · 103 min video · Global

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What this episode covers

The 21st Century's Deadliest Conflicts: Ranked. (DEEP DIVE) — a Fronts video briefing on Strategy & Defense.

Chapters

  1. Defining and Measuring 21st Century WarsIn the free preview
  2. Afghanistan: America's Longest 21st Century WarInsiders
  3. Deadly Conflicts in Pakistan and Sri LankaInsiders
  4. Myanmar's Civil War and Papua's Hidden CrisisInsiders
  5. Mexico's Drug War and Cartel CrisisInsiders
  6. Mexico and Colombia's Deadly Cartel WarsInsiders
  7. The Second Congo War and Pygmy GenocideInsiders
  8. Liberia and Sudan's Devastating Civil WarsInsiders
  9. Somalia's Protracted Civil War and Al-ShabaabInsiders
  10. Ethiopia's Devastating Two-Year Tigray WarInsiders
  11. Ethiopia's Tigray War: A Brutal ConflictInsiders
  12. Second Chechen War: Putin's RiseInsiders
  13. Russia's Ukraine Invasion: Staggering LossesInsiders
  14. Iraq Occupation and Syrian Civil WarInsiders
  15. Yemen Famine and Israel's Proxy WarsInsiders
  16. The Human Cost of Middle East WarsInsiders
  17. Top Ten Deadliest 21st Century ConflictsInsiders
  18. Ongoing Wars and the Future of PeaceInsiders

From the transcript

Oz is World War. From the battlefields of Ukraine to the jungles of Marmar, from the deserts of Sudan to the scrublands of Mexico, from the African horns of the Gaza Strip to Haiti the Congo, and Yemen nations all across the globe are consumed by conflict.

In the 21st century, at a moment when people can live healthier, happier, and more prosperous lives than at any other time throughout history, war goes on, and should be entirely justified in believing that things are only getting worse.

Today we're going to take a deep dive into the wars insurgent season civil conflicts of the 21st century. We're going to explore the most brutal war zones in recent memory and the leaders and fighting factions that have brought absolute hell upon the innocent people in their path.

This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.

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