Global Trends in Organized Violence and Coups d'Etat

Global trends in violence over recent decades vary greatly by region and conflict-type. Coups have become less frequent, as have wars between states. Intrastate conflicts have become more common, particularly since the end of the Cold War, but fortunately they tend to be less deadly. Another trend is an increase in the proportion of wars which end in negotiated settlements rather than military victory for one side. There is a strong negative correlation between the level of democracy in a region and the number of conflicts it experiences (and vice versa).