The Complexities of War

Paper Summary:

This paper explores the origins of war, its causes, social and humanitarian interventions and, finally, the prevention of war. It points out that historians generally agree that at the heart of the origins of all war are certain prevailing social, economic, and political conditions that serve as the passion needed to raise the masses to the level of war. The paper holds that personal accounts of war experiences depict scenes of such horror as cannot be imagined by those of us who have not experienced war, and amongst whom the fear of war is seemingly never far from mind in modern society. The paper concludes that modern technology and mass communications, resulting in a growing sense of world community, may help in the prevention of future war.

Contents:
The Origins of War
Causes of War
Use of Force in International Politics
Humanitarian Intervention
Prevention of War

From the Paper:

"The aftermath of war always leads to the recount of personal experiences that are heart wrenching and are filled with deep physical and emotional pain. That man continues to pursue war as a means to resolve his differences remains a mystery in lieu of the universal suffering it brings about. However, the origins of war, as will be shortly discussed, go back to the history of man and remain a constant in human history as is recorded by evidence of remains, artifacts, architecture, art, and written records. Even though we understand the conditions that are most commonly associated with onset of war, the prevention of war has, thus far, eluded mankind even in the modern world today when we have so many global mechanisms and people in place intended to prevent the event of war."

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