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- The 2026 Global Peace Index records a 0.7% drop in peacefulness, the twelfth consecutive decline.
- Canada rises to 14th while the United States drops to 134th.
- Iceland remains the most peaceful nation for the nineteenth year.
- The report notes conflict drives the decline, citing 119 countries less peaceful than in 2008, 99 nations worsened last year, and most of the 23 indicators fell across seven of eight regions.
