> So if you would prefer no military alliance, you would first need to abolish all political alliances. I think that is actually why there are international or

> So if you would prefer no military alliance, you would first need to abolish all political alliances. I think that is actually why there are international organizations, like the WTO, WHO, UN, International Criminal Court, etc. So political conflicts between nation states can be resolved peacefully. If no nation had an army every conflict between nations would have to be resolved peacefully. This Clausewitz quote—or this interpretation of it—is simply wrong.