Regional pages
each with its own record and conflict listRegional Tension
Six regional tension scores built the same way as the world score, so you can compare them side by side. Open a region for its conflicts, drivers and history.
Middle East
High TensionKey driver: US-Israel-Iran War, Yemeni Civil War
Europe
StableKey driver: Russo-Ukrainian War
Africa
ModerateKey driver: Sudan Civil War, Ethiopian Civil Conflict
Asia-Pacific
StableKey driver: Myanmar Civil War
Americas
ModerateKey driver: Haitian Crisis, Colombian Conflict
Global Economy
ModerateKey driver: Composite of trade, finance and energy stress
How regional scores work
Each region’s score combines the intensity of its tracked conflicts — weighted by scale and current status — with the global tension backdrop. The Global Economy panel tracks trade, finance and energy stress rather than territory. Every card shows the region’s own recorded history, drawn from the same permanent daily ledger that powers the rest of the site.
How to read the regional map
Six regions, one method. Each regional score is built the same way as the World Tension Index, but only from the conflicts, headlines and market signals that touch that region. That makes the numbers comparable side by side.
What moves a region. Active conflicts on the roster, the share of world coverage the region is drawing, and the energy, trade and currency stress that hits it. The key driver names the conflict doing most of the work.
Use it for context. A calm world score can hide a region in crisis. In our record so far, Middle East has carried the highest regional score on 62% of days. Europe swings on the war in Ukraine; the Global Economy score reads market stress rather than fighting.