1Introduction: A World at War - The State of Global Security in 2025
9Myanmar's Civil War: The Junta's Decline and the Rise of a Federal Resistance
2Part I: The Epicenters of 21st-Century Warfare
10The Congo Cauldron: M23, Resource Predation, and the Failure of International Peacekeeping
3Russia-Ukraine: The Industrialization of Attrition and the Future of European Security
11Ethiopia on the Edge: Post-Conflict Trauma and the Unraveling of the Federal State
4Israel-Palestine: The Gaza War and the Collapse of the Two-State Paradigm
12Yemen's Forever War: Houthi Dominance, Maritime Chokepoints, and the Fractured Peace
5The Taiwan Strait: Deterrence, Economic Entanglement, and the Brink of a Superpower War
13The New Geopolitics of Intervention: The Rise of Mercenaries, Drones, and Middle Powers