> What if the rebalancing of national power and massive loss of life is what actually lead to peace, and all this discussion of institutions is just noise and fluff.
I think it would be delusional the think that war never results in peace. History is full of countless violent conflicts, revolutions, separations that were followed by relative peace. Of course that doesn't mean that going to war is a good thing.
>we have the institutions, playbook, everything. Why would we throw that away? Why aren't we building on that for the next generation, just like they did? We almost can't be stopped if we choose to do it; only if we inexplicably quit. Who would want us to do that?
It seems like you think there are clear and obvious solutions to conflict. Im asking what those are? Do you think they are working? why or why not?
What is the obvious playbook solution for resolving Ukraine or Gaza conflicts that we threw away instead of following?
Are you saying we need more wars to prevent wars? Economic solidarity in sanctions against bad actors?
It is easy to say "wars bad, peace good", but more difficult to articulate an actual plan for preventing them and promoting peace.