The 2005 Human Security Report has listed the top 10 ‘Warmongers; (as Harry describes them) since the end of World War Two and and two Asian nations make the top 10:
Peacefully rising China and gentle Thailand fall into a crowded seventh place with six international armed conflicts each.
In other sections, Burma solidly beats India for the country with the highest number of conflict years - with Ethopia, the Philippines and Israel rounding out the top five.
But it’s generally good news for east Asia, which hasn’t had a major inter-state conflict since the 1970s.
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