"Norman Angell, a famous author and Nobel Prize winner in the 1930s, published a brilliant book in 1909. In 'The Great Illusion', Angell argued that war in Euro

"Norman Angell, a famous author and Nobel Prize winner in the 1930s, published a brilliant book in 1909. In 'The Great Illusion', Angell argued that war in Europe had become impossible due to the intense level of interdependence between European countries in investment and trade. He postulated that a war would devestate Europe simply because of the economic disruption it would cause. Therefore, war was impossible." George Friedman, Flashpoints.