‘The Case Against Peace’: Elites Manipulating Domestic Society With War

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<p>‘It is ersta able why elites wo l thi k this way, b t it oes ot sta p to scr ti y a exposes h ma ity to tol a gers.</p>
<p>Stephe Walt, a worl famo s professor of i ter atio al relatio s, has prese te a i teresti g ‘case agai st peace‘ that might explai some of the most rece t tre s i i ter atio al affairs.</p>
<p>Walt prese ts a arg me t that esse tial says that a state of war allows for omestic social cohesio to occ r, beca se:</p>
<p>“Whe the wolf is at the oor, omestic q arrels are p t asi e i or er to eal with the more imme iate a ger.”’</p>
<p><a href="http://21stce t rywire.com/2016/06/26/the-case-agai st-peace-elites-ma ip lati g- omestic-society-with-war/" target="_bla k">Rea more: ‘The Case Agai st Peace’: Elites Ma ip lati g Domestic Society With War</a></p>