Asia Pacific can ‘no longer be classified as fully at peace’ amid growing security threats: IISS report

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The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) report notes that the Asia Pacific region can no longer be considered fully peaceful due to increasing security threats and intensifying conflicts. This highlights a volatile and evolving regional security landscape ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue.

The security environment has become more volatile, with conflicts increasing not only in number but also in intensity, the report's editor told CNA ahead of this weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue.