Asia-Pacific Overview: May 2026
A decline in TTP attacks may drive Pakistan to continue cross-border military operations, and Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing signaled likely escalation.
Asia-Pacific
ACLED’s latest data and analysis on countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
60 days of the Iran war — 6 conflicts you didn’t see
While global attention was fixed on Iran, violence, unrest, and instability continued to escalate elsewhere — largely out of view.
Pearl Pandya on the attack on an Afghan university
ACLED’s Pearl Pandya comments relations between on Afghanistan and Pakistan as fighting enters its third month.
In Jammu and Kashmir, new risks for security forces and civilians threaten regional peace
How a shifting conflict landscape could fuel renewed confrontations between India and Pakistan.
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