Some people say that we're living in a "peace bubble", implying that it will return to the mean (much less peaceful times). See e.g. http://www.cato.org/public

Some people say that we're living in a "peace bubble", implying that it will return to the mean (much less peaceful times). See e.g. http://www.cato.org/publications/cato-online-forum/primacy-foreign-policy http://www.cato.org/publications/cato-online-forum/primacy-f... "We tend to take peace for granted in most of today’s world, but the broader historical record suggests peace is an occasional luxury and never a guarantee. Standards of living have repeatedly regressed throughout human history, and very often war and its associated catastrophes have been primary causes behind these misfortunes. "