All 16 countries with the largest Positive Peace deficits in 2009 saw internal peace deteriorate by 2024. Here are the 26 countries with a deficit in 2024.

The clean energy shift has made critical minerals strategic assets. The DRC's cobalt wealth now collides with weak governance and foreign competition, deepening existing conflict.

Falling productivity, social fragmentation and eroding government trust are straining Western democracies. IEP's new Positive Peace report offers a blueprint for renewal.

In a world that was not so long ago plagued by the strife of a global pandemic which had many fearing the possibility of never travelling again, we must look at the re-emergence of travel and tourism.

The United States Peace Index (USPI) provides a comprehensive measure of US peacefulness dating back to 1991. It also provides an analysis of the socio-economic measures that are associated with peace ...

Declining press freedom is one of the clearest early signals a country's structural foundations of peace are eroding, IEP's Positive Peace data shows.

Peace in Mexico improved by 5.1 per cent in 2025, the largest single-year gain ever, while the number of recorded homicides fell by approximately 7,000 compared to 2024. Mexico has recorded its ...

Mexico has long struggled with organised crime, a complex issue that undermines the stability of its regions and communities. Despite efforts to curb the power of criminal organisations, the problem ...

Gender-based violence is a multifaceted phenomenon in Mexico, representing one of the key challenges to building sustainable peace in the country. The two violent crime sub-indicators of the Mexico ...

The Sahel region faces many converging and complex social, economic, political and security challenges. These are likely to continue to undermine the development of the conditions necessary for ...

The world has entered a new era where inexpensive, commercially available tools can undermine even the most advanced military systems, accelerating a shift towards what this year’s Global Peace Index ...