Intertwined wars spark fears of a new global conflict
Analysts warn that increasingly interconnected conflicts—Russia ferrying materiel to Iran, North Korea deploying drone operators to support Moscow, and China and Taiwan learning lessons from Ukraine—could merge regional clashes into a single global confrontation. The lines between regions may blur from East Africa and North Africa to the Middle East and South Asia, with potential to remake the world order, even if the violence isn’t as heavy as in the 20th century.
