Conversely, you may _want_ interdependence for exactly this reason. If two countries are dependent on each other for basic needs, they will not be able to go to

Conversely, you may _want_ interdependence for exactly this reason. If two countries are dependent on each other for basic needs, they will not be able to go to war. This kind of reasoning was the seed for the European Union: by joining the coal and steel industries of France and Germany into a single entity, the European Coal and Steel Community was thought to make further wars in West Europe practically impossible.