Trying to keep track of the world’s wars without doom-scrolling fifty news sites? This interactive map shows where conflicts are happening, why they matter, and how serious they are.
The Global Conflict Tracker is an interactive monitoring tool developed by the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). It provides a constantly updated overview of major conflicts and geopolitical flashpoints around the world that may affect international stability and U.S. foreign policy. (Council on Foreign Relations)
The platform presents conflicts through an interactive map that highlights roughly two dozen ongoing global conflicts, including wars, insurgencies, territorial disputes, and major geopolitical tensions. Each conflict entry includes background summaries, timelines, key actors, humanitarian impact, and links to additional analysis and policy research. (Council on Foreign Relations)
One of the key features of the tracker is its conflict severity indicator, which assesses how likely a conflict is to escalate and how significantly it could impact U.S. interests. These assessments are informed by the Preventive Priorities Survey, an annual study in which foreign policy experts evaluate emerging risks and potential global crises. (Council on Foreign Relations)
Users can explore conflicts by region or topic and view detailed analysis covering wars such as the Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in the Middle East, tensions in East Asia, and ongoing civil wars in regions like Sudan and Yemen. Each entry includes updated developments, humanitarian statistics, and policy context that help researchers and journalists understand how conflicts evolve over time. (Council on Foreign Relations)
Because it combines mapping, expert analysis, and regularly updated research, the Global Conflict Tracker is widely used by journalists, students, policymakers, researchers, and OSINT analysts who want a structured overview of global instability and emerging geopolitical risks.