Despite widespread support to Peacekeeping as a tool for management of conflicts, there is a decline in personnel deployed, almost 50 percent in the last decade marks a new SIPRI Report. This does not augur well for conflict management as there are no indications of a reduced requirement per se.

TRAC WATCH the Weekly Analyst Review by TRAC Terrorism of 14 May 2026 has highlighted a series of attacks by the Balochistan Republican Guards. These reports have been confirmed from other open sources.

Iran proposes to sustain a long blockade of the Straits of Hormuz where diplomacy is seen as a hedge and not a resolution of the ongoing crisis. Iran is banking on international pressure for opening the Straits as the energy crunch is spiralling into a poly crisis in Asia and Europe.