The world is witnessing a troubling rise in war and conflict, with 2025 marked by major escalations in the Middle East, including a significant Israeli war on Iran and ongoing violence in Gaza and Sudan. The international system appears fractured, with force increasingly favored over diplomacy, and humanitarian crises deepening as millions are displaced. The American president's approach to peacemaking is highly personal and transactional, leading to vague and controversial peace plans that have failed to resolve underlying issues, particularly in Gaza and Ukraine. Meanwhile, other global powers, such as China, have brokered deals, but European nations remain divided and largely ineffective. The article argues that genuine conflict resolution requires renewed commitment to diplomacy, accountability for atrocities, and, above all, courage and imagination from the international community.