Russia did 150% not expect a war on their homeland but an annexation with some turbulence in the provinces, much like American warfare. When Ukraine started hitting targets in Russia it came as a complete shock to the Russian population that in turn began to sway support for the war.
The Middle East is at war with Israel that is the exception to most things sensible. War and expansion is the lifeblood of Israel or it will collapse. Then again, Israel too attempts to keep their plentiful warring in other nations and have got long relied on the iron dome and what manages to hit us excellent propaganda for the theocratic totalitarian government of theirs.
Idk about most of Africa. There are certainly African nations warring against each other but plenty are old internal tribal conflicts that have never been settled since they were machined during the colonization by Europe, not to mention the broken if not failed states that are in constant power struggle by war lords.
As I said, there are always exceptions, and I don’t think any of the above are representative for the absolute majority of countries that have experienced war and conflict in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Right now in 2026: Russia. The Middle East. Most of Africa.
Geographically speaking, half of the world is currently at war in one form or another.
Russia did 150% not expect a war on their homeland but an annexation with some turbulence in the provinces, much like American warfare. When Ukraine started hitting targets in Russia it came as a complete shock to the Russian population that in turn began to sway support for the war.
The Middle East is at war with Israel that is the exception to most things sensible. War and expansion is the lifeblood of Israel or it will collapse. Then again, Israel too attempts to keep their plentiful warring in other nations and have got long relied on the iron dome and what manages to hit us excellent propaganda for the theocratic totalitarian government of theirs.
Idk about most of Africa. There are certainly African nations warring against each other but plenty are old internal tribal conflicts that have never been settled since they were machined during the colonization by Europe, not to mention the broken if not failed states that are in constant power struggle by war lords.
As I said, there are always exceptions, and I don’t think any of the above are representative for the absolute majority of countries that have experienced war and conflict in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.