- China–TaiwanChina claims Taiwan as its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring it under Beijing's control; Taiwan, self-governing since 1949, rejects this claim.East Asia
- Pakistan–Afghanistan warPakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government have fought a series of escalating border wars since October 2025, driven by Pakistan's accusation that Kabul shelters anti-Pakistan militants, with ceasefires repeatedly collapsing.South Asia
- North Korea–South Korea ConflictNorth Korea and South Korea have fought no war since 1953 but never signed a peace treaty; the North now builds nuclear missiles, sends troops to Russia, and has dropped reunification as a goal.Korean Peninsula
- Red Sea CrisisSince 2023 Yemen's Houthi movement has attacked shipping in the Red Sea, first over the Gaza war and now, since mid-2026, in a blockade of Saudi Arabia that has revived Yemen's civil war.Middle East
- The war in EthiopiaEthiopia has been fighting a shifting set of civil wars since 2020, and in September 2026 seven armed groups united to try to overthrow the government.Horn of Africa
- The Russia-Ukraine warRussia’s drone and missile campaign against Ukrainian cities, the interceptors Ukraine says are starting to bring the fastest of those drones down, and an American law aimed at whoever still buys Russian oil.Eastern Europe
- Abbas AraghchiForeign Minister of Iran
- Abdul Malik al-HouthiLeader of Yemen’s Houthi movement
- Abiy AhmedPrime Minister of Ethiopia
- Ahmed al-SharaaPresident of Syria
- Ali al-ZaidiPrime Minister of Iraq
- Ali KhameneiFormer Supreme Leader of Iran (died 2026)
- Andrii SybihaMinister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Andy BurnhamPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Asim MunirChief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan
- Bashar al-AssadFormer President of Syria