Here Are 10 Conflicts That Will Threaten Global Stability In 2014

BEACH BUDDIES - Marines enjoy a moment of relaxation on a beach after conducting an amphibious training raid as part of Tropic Thunder, an exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Aug. 30, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O'Quin

Next Year’s Wars -- Louise Arbour, Foreign Policy

From Sochi to Sudan, 10 conflicts that will threaten global stability in 2014.

Before we dive into next year's list of conflicts to watch, some thoughts on the year we are about to conclude are in order. In short, 2013 was not a good year for our collective ability to prevent or end conflict. For sure, there were bright moments. Colombia appears closer than ever to ending a civil war which next year will mark its 60th birthday. Myanmar, too, could bring down the curtain on its decades-long internal ethnic conflicts, though many hurdles remain. The deal struck over Iran's nuclear program was a welcome fillip for diplomacy, even dynamism. The U.N. Security Council finally broke its deadlock over Syria, at least with regards to the regime's chemical weapons, and committed to more robust interventions in Eastern Congo and the Central African Republic. Turkey's talks with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) continue in fits and starts, but the ceasefire looks reasonably durable. Pakistan enjoyed its first-ever democratic handover of power.

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WNU Editor: The list of countries that Louise Arbour has compiled for Foreign Policy is the following ....

1) Syria and Lebanon
2) Iraq
3) Libya
4) Honduras
5) Central African Republic
6) Sudan
7) The Sahel and Nigeria
8) Bangladesh
9) Central Asia
10) North Caucasus (Sochi)