"Which countries are most likely to fight wars?" Topic

"When the first world war ended on November 11th 1918, David Lloyd George, Britain's prime minister, told Parliament: "I hope we may say that thus, this fateful morning, came to an end all wars." History proved him wrong. But 100 years on, the world is far more peaceful. Fewer than one in 100,000 people have died in combat per year since 2000—one-sixth the rate between 1950 and 2000, and one-fiftieth of that between 1900 and 1950. Why?

The simplest explanation is the advent of nuclear weapons, which deter major powers from fighting each other. But wars have declined among non-nuclear states, too. Another reason might be the spread of democracy and global norms. Bruce Russett and John Oneal, two academics, have found that countries that are democratic, trade heavily and belong to lots of international bodies fight each other less often than authoritarian, isolationist states do…."
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One might quibble with the methodology but "The U.S. Has Been At War 222 Out of 239 Years": link

Thanks for the link.

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