Unresolved territorial disputes and ceasefire-fragile regions. Dormant but strategically relevant.
Historically contested region. 2023 Azerbaijani offensive resolved militarily but border tensions remain.
Unrecognized breakaway state. Russian troops present. Moldova-EU integration raises tensions.
Island divided since 1974. UN buffer zone. Reunification talks stalled. Gas exploration disputes.
Territorial dispute over Kashmir. Line of Control. Periodic clashes. Nuclear-armed rivals.
Decades-old dispute. Morocco controls most. Polisario and Algeria support independence. UN mission.
Breakaway regions since 2008 war. Russian recognition and military presence. Georgia seeks NATO.
China claims Taiwan. Military pressure and blockades. US commitment to Taiwan defense. Chip supply chain at stake.
Territorial and maritime disputes. Chinese island-building. Freedom of navigation. ASEAN divisions.
2014-2022 conflict in Donbas. Minsk agreements failed. Escalated into full invasion in 2022.
Good Friday Agreement. Brexit and protocol tensions. Occasional unrest. Power-sharing fragile.
De facto independent since 1991. Unrecognized. Stable relative to Somalia. Ethiopia port deal.
Armistice since 1953. North Korean nuclear and missile tests. US-South Korea alliance. DMZ.