By Dr. J. Scott Younger

Ongoing Global Conflicts Receive Uneven Attention — While the Middle East (Iran) and Ukraine dominate headlines, other conflicts like Myanmar’s civil war and religious strife in parts of Africa get far less international focus despite their significance.

Technological Transformation of Warfare — Advances in drones, precision missiles, and unmanned systems (evident in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh) are fundamentally changing the nature of war, making it more asymmetric and technology-driven.

Broader Context of Global Change — The author highlights population growth, greenhouse gas increases, the decline of empires, and the rise of the UN as part of long-term shifts, while noting that sustainable development and infrastructure remain critical challenges.

There has been little change in the Middle East over the last period, except the Straits of Hormuz have been finally unblocked by Iran and oil trade is now picking up. Oil tankers passing through the Straits, while the US and Iran continue their difficult dialogue with hopefully lasting peace as an outcome, although uncertain at this time

To digress somewhat, there are other areas of ongoing strife in the world which gain little attention. 

Myanmar: The Overlooked Conflict with Global Strategic Implications

Myanmar is brought to mind following the military coup of a few years ago, where the democratically elected government of Aung San Su Kyi was toppled. There has been a growing civil war with most of the people of Myanmar not accepting the military regime. At this time, the military have a hold on less than half of the country, but are slowly gaining more territory with assistance from China and Russia; they find it very convenient, especially China, to be able to access the S. African sub-continent via Myanmar, important for influence and for trade.  Myanmar tends to be ‘hidden’ from the world, although it is a member of ASEAN, arguably the least developed member of this bloc. With an enforced military government, it is out of order with the rest of the countries within the ASEAN Bloc. It separates the Far East, the........

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