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Source? This analysis seems to suggest we are in a period of relative peace. [0] [0] - https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace/ https://ourworldindata.org/wa

• wahern 9y ago
  Arguably we are, but conflict has hardly ended. Even according to that chart, only in the past few decades do we even seem to fall appreciably below the average, especially if you exclude outliers like WWI and WWII. My point is merely that there's little reason to chalk up the very recent changes to the U.S. being a global policeman. The more complex truth is all of these things: atomic weapons making World War too risky, increase in global economic ties, increasingly democratic governance, the role of hegemonic powers (including but not exclusively the U.S.), and of course the U.S. as the pre-eminent hegemonic power. This re-analysis of the effect of the Kellogg–Briand Pact is quite persuasive, but only in the context of the above. Also, see my post else thread regarding the complex cause+effect relationship. A treaty is a culmination of historic events; a culmination with consequences, but not magical in itself.
• pmiller2 9y ago
  The US has been in a state of armed conflict for all but 21 years of its existence: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/02/america-war-93-time-222-239-years-since-1776.html http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/02/america-war-93-time-2...