So with Iraq and and Syria besieged by the modern day equivalent of the Mongol horde, Putin risking WWIII by terrorizing eastern Europe, and all that it does seem things haven't looked this bleak since the end of the cold war right?
Well it hasn't but apparently we may have reason to believe the biggest threat to any of us, war may be closer to getting out of fashion then to start our collective doom,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbuUW9i- ... 1rDPwtNM8QIn this video a guy discuss the difference between today and the past and the relevant numbers to show that the biggest and most dangerous wars, those between states are at an all time low.
An important reason the desire for war is so low is because we are all connected these days and going to war will lose us far more then we can possible gain from looting our defeated foe. Weirdly he doesn't mention nukes in this but alright.
I think most of us already noticed this one as well. A worrying factor in that theory however is that we seem to loose our teeth because it cost us to much. We should have crushed Isis by now with our overwhelmingly superior resources but everyone in power seems to afraid to do so. Why? Because there is no profit in it to offset the population your about to piss off if you send the boys to war.
Another thing he theorizes lessens our apatite for war is Democracy which I'm not entirely convinced of but of but I suppose giving more people a saw decreases the chance for war because most people don't want it.
In any case being told war is at an all time low and not likely to start again may relieve some worry for those bummed out about the doom and gloom we got since this summer.