It's the dang title of the article and again in the first sentence. And it's provably true: https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3816326/ourworld

It's the dang title of the article and again in the first sentence. And it's provably true: https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3816326/ourworldindata_wars-long-run-military-civilian-fatalities-from-brecke1.0.png https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3816326/o... Since the mid 20th century, we've seen a decline from some of the the bloodiest times on the planet, to the most peaceful. > Many places in the Middle East, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and Asia have been either invaded by, ignored by, or coup’d by the US during Pax Americana. So? 'Peace' is being used here as a relative term. Humans have always engaged in war to varying non-zero degrees.