Wars steadily increase for over a century

New research by the University of Warwick and Humboldt University shows that the frequency of wars between states increased steadily from 1870 to 2001 by 2% a year on average. The research argues that conflict is being fed by economic growth and the proliferation of new borders. We may think the world enjoyed periods of [...]

Wars steadily increase for over a century, fed by more borders and cheaper conflict