PACS201 Lecture 4: PACS ACR 2014 Reading
18 Oct 2016
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Syria (possibly south sudan) was the most dangerous con ict of 2014. The number of armed con icts in 2014 increased by one from 2013 (2014 total = 29) No con ict was removed from the list from 2013. Usa spent the most on its military world wide in 2014. The amount of globally displaced humans has risen to its all time high in 2014. Many previously closed or dormant con icts reopened in the last 15 years. Amount of refugees and internally displaced people is on the rise in nearly every country/ region. Armed con ict - political con ict that involves armed forces of one state (or groups within a state) attempting to gain control of (or part of a state). There has to be at least 1000 deaths as a result of the ghting during the course of the con ict (de nition from ploughshares) Armed con ict is deemed to have ended if:
