{"id":32980,"date":"2012-11-24T17:39:45","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T21:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32980"},"modified":"2012-11-24T17:40:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T21:40:23","slug":"young-people-rejoice-war-is-not-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32980","title":{"rendered":"Young People Rejoice! War is NOT the Answer."},"content":{"rendered":"

NB: Not something from The Onion nor our pals at TDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peace in our time? Scientist makes bold prediction that war is on the wane and will halve over next 40 years<\/a><\/p>\n

‘In the 1700s it was normal to go to war to expand your country’s territory. This strategy has passed its sell by date. But, demands for democracy may be suppressed with violence and result in more violence in the short term. As in Libya.’<\/span><\/p>\n

His research has found there has been a decrease in armed conflicts and the number of people killed since World War II and this trend will continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘War has become less acceptable, just like duelling, torture and the death penalty.’<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll leave it to you to read further at the link if this resonates. Keeping in mind that the article uses excerpts of a scholarly paper I haven’t read I still found the snippets interesting.\u00a0 Before you closet neo-hippies begin partying you should note the disappointment:<\/p>\n

‘Prior to the Arabian spring, we expected 5 per cent of the countries in the world to be involved in a conflict in 2050. This percentage has now risen to 7 per cent.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘The conflicts in the Middle East weaken the clear correlation between socio-economic development and the absence of civil war. The conflicts in Syria and Libya show that we also have to include democratisation processes in the model.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘To achieve this, we are now working on projecting democratic systems of government and regime changes,’ explains Prof Hegre<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rats… reality bites don’t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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