A World Without Peace: Another Stalemate?

Another year, another set of promises broken by the world. As 2025 begins, I find myself wrestling with the same question I’ve asked for years: will humanity ever learn? Looking at the conflicts raging across continents, the answer feels depressingly clear.

We’re not just repeating history—we’re amplifying its mistakes. Wars that seemed on the brink of resolution now stretch into another calendar year. New tensions emerge, their roots tangled in old grudges and fresh greed. 

What strikes me most is the resilience of those caught in the crossfire—people who’ve lost everything and yet somehow manage to keep going. Their strength humbles me, even as it underscores how far we’ve fallen.

The Civil Wars We Can’t Ignore

Sudan: A Tragedy Without End

Sudan feels like the embodiment of human failure. Two years into its civil war, the country is collapsing under the weight of ambition and betrayal. The rivalry between Generals Burhan and Hemedti isn’t just tearing apart a nation—it’s erasing hope itself.

I remember speaking to a refugee who had walked for days to reach safety. Her feet were swollen, her voice barely audible, but her words cut through me like a knife: “I left my family behind. I had to. If I didn’t, none of us would have made it.”

How do you even respond to that? What do you say to someone who has faced such impossible choices? The silence of the international community is deafening, and the meddling of foreign powers only deepens the wound.

Myanmar: The Forgotten War

Myanmar’s war doesn’t make headlines like it used to, but that doesn’t mean the suffering has stopped. 

Four years into the conflict, the junta’s grip remains ironclad, while resistance fighters wage a battle that feels both heroic and hopeless.

What strikes me most about Myanmar is the fear. I saw it in the eyes of a mother who had lost her husband to a military raid. 

“I tell my children to be quiet at night,” she said. “If they make too much noise, the soldiers might come back.”

It’s hard to fathom living like that—constantly on edge, constantly afraid. And yet, this is life for millions in Myanmar.

The Sahel: A Region Bleeding Out

The Sahel isn’t just a region; it’s a wound that refuses to heal. Islamist insurgents, separatist movements, and failing governments have turned this vast stretch of land into a battlefield.

When I visited Burkina Faso years ago, I was struck by the kindness of the people despite their hardships. 

Now, those same villages are empty, their residents either displaced or killed. The Sahel isn’t just bleeding—it’s hemorrhaging, and the world barely notices.

The New Frontiers of Conflict

Afghanistan and Pakistan: A Dangerous Dance

The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan feels like a spark waiting to ignite. 

The Durand Line divides Pashtun families, fuels nationalist sentiment, and creates an endless cycle of tension.

What terrifies me is how fragile the situation has become. Pakistan, already teetering on the edge of collapse, can’t afford a war—but wars don’t wait for permission. And Afghanistan, still struggling under the Taliban’s rule, isn’t in any position to defuse the situation.

Israel: A Pause, Not Peace

Israel’s conflicts have always been a maze of complexities, but 2025 feels particularly precarious. 

The scars of last year’s Gaza offensive remain fresh, while tensions with Hezbollah in Lebanon simmer ominously.

A UN observer I spoke to described it perfectly: “This isn’t peace. It’s a truce with an expiration date.”

How long can such a fragile balance hold? The question keeps me awake at night, because the answer feels inevitable.

The Cost of War

What haunts me most about these conflicts isn’t just the politics or the strategies—it’s the human cost. 

I’ve met children who’ve never known peace, parents who’ve buried their entire families, and communities that no longer exist.

A Sudanese elder once told me, “We’re not fighting for power. We’re fighting to survive another day.” 

His words stay with me, a stark reminder of what’s really at stake.

Will We Ever Learn?

2025 could be a turning point, but only if we choose to make it one. That’s the hard truth. 

Peace doesn’t happen by accident—it takes effort, sacrifice, and courage.

I want to believe we’re capable of that. I want to believe that humanity can rise above its worst instincts. 

But as I look at the world today, I can’t help but feel the weight of history pulling us down.

Still, hope remains. It has to. Because without it, what’s left?