alt Hacker NewsInterdependence via global trade makes it unlikely that without nuclear weapons we would have nearly the number of wars we had in the 1940s.
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valval • 10/11/2024
Thats not a thing though is it? Sanctions aren’t affecting Russia in any capacity.
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In 1913, Norman Angell published a book called "The Great Illusion" in which he argued that the use of military force had become economically futile due to the interconnectedness of international finance and trade. World War I started one year later. Trade and interconnectedness probably have a net positive effect on reducing war, but not a reliable guarantee.